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Foster North VIC 3960

188 addresses · 17 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Foster North · 138 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Foster North is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 152 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,208 a week, with median rent near $385 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

152Population
56Median age
$1,208Median household income / wk
$385Median rent / wk
2.1Avg 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 North itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 51.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 23.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Foster North

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

Tree cover measures, Foster North VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 53.9%

Population by age in Foster North
Population by age, Foster North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-144
15-196
20-240
25-345
35-4410
45-5425
55-6430
65-7437
75-8413
85+3
Dwelling types in Foster North
Dwelling types, Foster North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House67
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Foster North
Households by weekly income, Foster North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+16
Top ancestries in Foster North
Top ancestries, Foster North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English73
Australian46
Scottish24
Irish19
German15
Other6
Housing tenure in Foster North
Housing tenure, Foster North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned42
Mortgage16
Rented3
Other5
Cars per household in Foster North
Cars per household, Foster North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
123
221
316
4+10
Commute to work in Foster North
Commute to work, Foster North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car30
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home26
Top countries of birth in Foster North
Top countries of birth, Foster North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England17
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,772 bird observations recorded near Foster North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Foster North

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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Streets

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