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Fosterton NSW 2420

87 addresses · 5 streets

Lyne Electorate › Dungog LGA › Fosterton · 177 km from Sydney

Living Here

Fosterton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 94 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,325 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

94Population
58Median age
$1,325Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dungog statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fosterton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dungog, 6.3 km south · Airport: Maitland Airport, 46.8 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 26.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fosterton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Fosterton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.0%

Demographics

Population by age in Fosterton
Population by age, Fosterton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-143
15-193
20-249
25-343
35-443
45-5419
55-6418
65-7416
75-8414
85+4
Dwelling types in Fosterton
Dwelling types, Fosterton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House38
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fosterton
Households by weekly income, Fosterton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Fosterton
Top ancestries, Fosterton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian41
English37
Irish12
Aboriginal8
Scottish5
Ancestry NS5
Housing tenure in Fosterton
Housing tenure, Fosterton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned17
Mortgage11
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Fosterton
Cars per household, Fosterton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
221
36
4+5
Commute to work in Fosterton
Commute to work, Fosterton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car23
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home12
Top countries of birth in Fosterton
Top countries of birth, Fosterton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,096 bird observations recorded near Fosterton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fosterton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.