Foster

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL215034
People 1,164
Male 46%
Female 54%
Median age 60
Families 273
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 668
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $742
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,181
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 538 46.0 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 631 54.0 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 15 1.3 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,164 people in Foster. Of these 46.0% were male and 54.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

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Age Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 60 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 46 4.0 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 35 3.0 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 47 4.1 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 48 4.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 46 4.0 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 32 2.8 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 27 2.3 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 35 3.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 45 3.9 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 59 5.1 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 58 5.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 92 8.0 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 99 8.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 111 9.6 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 109 9.4 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 87 7.5 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 67 5.8 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 114 9.9 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Foster was 60 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 42.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 466 44.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 44 4.2 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 130 12.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 153 14.7 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 249 23.9 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Foster aged 15 years and over, 44.7% were married and 16.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 364 43.5 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 78 9.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 395 47.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Foster, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 8 3.6 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 41 18.3 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 49 21.9 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 1.3 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 1.3 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 10 4.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 18 8.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 1.8 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 88 39.3 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Foster 20.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.7% were in primary school, 25.7% in secondary school and 12.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 113 10.9 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 79 7.6 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 21 2.0 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 158 15.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 87 8.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 99 9.5 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 129 12.4 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 174 16.8 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 150 14.5 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Foster, 8.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 518 33.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 473 30.2 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 158 10.1 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 153 9.8 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Dutch 33 2.1 97,690 1.2 339,549 1.1

The most common ancestries in Foster were English 33.0%, Australian 30.2%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 9.8% and Dutch 2.1%.

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 (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 925 79.6 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 54 4.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Netherlands 17 1.5 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
New Zealand 16 1.4 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 16 1.4 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Italy 10 0.9 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7

In Foster, 79.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, Netherlands 1.5%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.4% and Italy 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 208 17.9 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 69 5.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 53 4.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 763 65.6 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Foster, 65.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 828 70.6 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 93 7.9 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 36 3.1 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 25 2.1 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 25 2.1 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Foster, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.6%, England 7.9%, Netherlands 3.1%, New Zealand 2.1% and Scotland 2.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 844 73.0 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 95 8.2 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 24 2.1 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 21 1.8 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
New Zealand 18 1.6 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6

In Foster, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.0%, England 8.2%, Scotland 2.1%, Netherlands 1.8% and New Zealand 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 435 37.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 218 18.8 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 181 15.6 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 99 8.5 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7
Not stated 99 8.5 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Foster were No Religion, so described 37.4%, Anglican 18.8%, Catholic 15.6%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Not stated 8.5%. In Foster, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
German 7 0.6 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Italian 7 0.6 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 4 0.3 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
Japanese 4 0.3 11,480 0.2 55,966 0.2
Dutch 3 0.3 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,068 91.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 21 3.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Foster 91.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, Italian 0.6%, Vietnamese 0.3%, Japanese 0.3% and Dutch 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 178 44.5 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 166 41.5 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 31 7.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 25 6.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 400 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Foster. Of these 44.5% were employed full time, 41.5% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 69 18.4 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 43 11.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 54 14.4 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 46 12.3 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 127 34.0 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Foster, 18.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 62 16.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 55 14.6 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 53 14.0 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 53 14.0 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 42 11.1 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 42 11.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 42 11.1 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 29 7.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Foster included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Managers 14.6%, Professionals 14.0%, Labourers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 11.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 27 7.5 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 15 4.2 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Dairy Cattle Farming 14 3.9 11,606 0.4 20,326 0.2
Local Government Administration 13 3.6 38,163 1.4 142,724 1.3
Secondary Education 13 3.6 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Foster, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Dairy Cattle Farming 3.9%, Local Government Administration 3.6% and Secondary Education 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 463 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,060 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 742 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Foster was $463.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 229 61.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 47 12.6 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 19 5.1 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 15 4.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Bus 4 1.1 28,761 1.1 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 1.1 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 241 64.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Foster, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.2%, Walked only 12.6%, Worked at home 5.1%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Bus 1.1%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 690 66.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 198 19.1 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 124 11.9 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 358 34.7 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Foster, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.1% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 159 15.3 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 272 26.1 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 127 12.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 135 13.0 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Foster, 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 149 56.7 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 73 27.8 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 41 15.6 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Foster, 27.8% were couple families with children, 56.7% were couple families without children and 15.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Foster, 14.9% of single parents were male and 85.1% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 15 7.0 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 10 4.7 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 46 21.5 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 12 5.6 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 22 10.3 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 91 42.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 12 5.6 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 6 2.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Foster, of couple families with children, 7.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 21.5% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 519 82.0 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 114 18.0 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Foster, 82.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 434 83.6 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 31 6.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 38 7.3 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 13 2.5 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Foster, 83.6% were separate houses, 6.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.3% were flats or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.8 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 35 6.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 127 24.3 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 269 51.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 70 13.4 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 18 3.4 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Foster, of occupied private dwellings 6.7% had 1 bedroom, 24.3% had 2 bedrooms and 51.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 260 49.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 94 17.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 149 28.2 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 10 1.9 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 16 3.0 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Foster, 49.1% were owned outright, 17.8% were owned with a mortgage and 28.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 272 51.9 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 242 46.2 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 10 1.9 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Foster, of all households, 51.9% were family households, 46.2% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

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Household income Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 41.2 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.0 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Foster, 41.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.0 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.0 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,181 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.8 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.2 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 50 9.7 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 236 45.6 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 153 29.6 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 62 12.0 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 16 3.1 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Foster, 45.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 152 28.9 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 355 67.5 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 19 3.6 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Foster, 67.5% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 6 46.2 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 7 53.8 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Foster, 46.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.8% were female. The median age was 20 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 900 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Foster, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Foster % Foster Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Foster, 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)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.