McKinnon is located 13 km south-east of the CBD. McKinnon is a small residential suburb in Melbourne's south-east based on the Frankston railway line. The suburb has a small commercial district on McKinnon Rd and features a large amount of open space including Wattle Grove and McKinnon Reserves and Allnut Park. McKinnon has many small households and a large proportion of the population is employed in community services and the wholesale and retail trade sector.