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Foster VIC 3960

1,835 addresses · 114 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Foster · 143 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Foster is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,044 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $975 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $567,500.

2,044Population
59Median age
$975Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 54.8 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Foster.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$567,500House · 2024
$310,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Foster

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

Tree cover measures, Foster VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 42.6%

Population by age in Foster
Population by age, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-459
5-14181
15-1987
20-2462
25-34125
35-44155
45-54211
55-64349
65-74406
75-84274
85+132
Dwelling types in Foster
Dwelling types, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House784
Townhouse30
Apartment61
Other13
Households by weekly income in Foster
Households by weekly income, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650270
$650-1,499287
$1,500-2,999187
$3,000+87
Top ancestries in Foster
Top ancestries, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English861
Australian786
Irish267
Scottish250
Ancestry NS196
Other88
Housing tenure in Foster
Housing tenure, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned493
Mortgage174
Rented176
Other29
Cars per household in Foster
Cars per household, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
047
1373
2284
3101
4+69
Commute to work in Foster
Commute to work, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car448
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked65
Bicycle6
Home111
Top countries of birth in Foster
Top countries of birth, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England87
New Zealand22
Italy17
Philippines15
Scotland15
India12
Languages used at home in Foster
Languages used at home, Foster VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian12
Tagalog8
Spanish8
Punjabi7
Mandarin5
French5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,566 bird observations recorded near Foster — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Foster

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.