Foster North

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 165 people in Foster North. Of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Foster North was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 36.6% of the population.

Of people in Foster North aged 15 years and over, 50.7% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Foster North, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Foster North 19.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.5% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Foster North, 10.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Foster North were English 34.1%, Australian 25.3%, Scottish 10.9%, Irish 10.5% and German 5.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Foster North (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Foster North, 82.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.9% and Italy 1.9%.

In Foster North, 66.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Foster North, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.5%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.0%, France 2.0% and Germany 2.0%.

In Foster North, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.9%, England 9.7%, Italy 4.2%, New Zealand 2.4% and Germany 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Foster North were No Religion, so described 36.5%, Anglican 20.5%, Catholic 17.9%, Not stated 12.8% and Uniting Church 8.3%. In Foster North, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Foster North 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.8%.

Employment

There were 76 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Foster North. Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 38.2% were employed part-time and 5.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Foster North, 16.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Foster North included Managers 24.3%, Professionals 18.6%, Labourers 15.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Foster North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 23.3%, Local Government Administration 23.3%, Water Supply 10.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.0% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Foster North was $454.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Foster North, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.2% and Worked at home 9.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Foster North, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.5% provided care for children and 15.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Foster North, 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Foster North, 25.0% were couple families with children, 53.8% were couple families without children and 21.2% were one parent families.

In Foster North, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Foster North, of couple families with children, 14.3% had both partners employed full-time, 8.6% had both employed part-time and 8.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Foster North, 60.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Foster North, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Foster North, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.5% had 2 bedrooms and 60.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Foster North, 60.0% were owned outright, 24.6% were owned with a mortgage and 15.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Foster North, of all households, 75.4% were family households, 24.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Foster North, 27.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Foster North, 24.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Foster North, 93.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Foster North, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Foster North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Foster North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)