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Trafalgar vs Foster

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 46 km apart · Trafalgar profile · Foster profile

Trafalgar Foster

Foster and Trafalgar (Vic.) are nearby Victorian towns with distinct demographic profiles. Foster is a much older community, where the typical resident is 54 and 31.5% of people are aged 65 and over. In contrast, the typical person in Trafalgar (Vic.) is 43, and there are more children under 15. Trafalgar (Vic.) also has better access to local services; 63.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to just 21.8% in Foster. Typical weekly household incomes are also well higher in Trafalgar (Vic.) at $1,452, while Foster's figure is $1,110.

Both towns are very similar in their housing styles, with about 96% of homes being separate detached houses. They also share similar rates of people using another language at home and the same proportion of people per bedroom. While they share these basic traits, some gaps have grown since 2011. The age difference between the two has widened, and the gap in typical household incomes has increased as well.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 11 yrs older in Foster Unpaid child care: 6.5 pts higher in Trafalgar Owned outright: 10.6 pts higher in Foster Under 15: 4.1 pts higher in Trafalgar Aged 65+: 8.5 pts higher in Foster

Demographics & Identity

Population in Trafalgarin Foster +1,078 larger in Foster gap steady
8,368 43rd pct 9,446 49th pct
Median age in Trafalgarin Foster +11 yrs older in Foster gap widening
43 yrs 71st pct 54 yrs 96th pct
First Nations in Trafalgarin Foster +0.4 pts higher in Foster gap steady
0.9% 25th pct 1.3% 35th pct
Aged 65+ in Trafalgarin Foster +8.5 pts higher in Foster gap widening
23.0% 79th pct 31.5% 97th pct
Under 15 in Trafalgarin Foster +4.1 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
18.6% 58th pct 14.5% 17th pct
De facto in Trafalgarin Foster +0.4 pts higher in Foster gap steady
13.1% 64th pct 13.5% 68th pct

Age structure

23.0% Seniors (65+) +8.5 pts ▸ 31.5%
25.7% Older adults (45–64) +4.2 pts ▸ 29.9%
22.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.1 pts 16.3%
18.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.1 pts 14.5%
10.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 7.9%

Marital status

50.0% Married ◂ +0.6 pts 49.3%
30.3% Never married ◂ +2.1 pts 28.2%
9.7% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 11.7%
6.0% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.0% Separated even 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Trafalgar Foster

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Trafalgarin Foster +2.3 pts higher in Foster gap steady
10.5% 16th pct 12.8% 24th pct

Country of birth

83.1% Australia ◂ +5.1 pts 78.0%
3.3% England +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.9% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.5% Italy even 0.5%
0.2% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.4% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% South Africa even 0.3%
0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.3% Australian ◂ +3.5 pts 39.9%
42.4% English ◂ +0.5 pts 41.9%
11.1% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 13.1%
11.4% Scottish +1.3 pts ▸ 12.7%
4.9% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 3.5%
3.8% German +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.2% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.4% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.4% Chinese even 0.4%
0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Trafalgarin Foster even gap steady
3.8% 16th pct 3.8% 16th pct
Limited English in Trafalgarin Foster +0.3 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
0.6% 30th pct 0.3% 13th pct

Language used at home

90.6% English only ◂ +2.2 pts 88.4%
0.7% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%
0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%
0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Trafalgarin Foster +1.5 pts higher in Foster gap narrowing
50.6% 87th pct 52.1% 90th pct

Religious affiliation

50.6% No religion +1.5 pts ▸ 52.1%
39.9% Christianity ◂ +3.9 pts 36.0%
7.8% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 10.4%
0.8% Buddhism even 0.7%
0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Trafalgarin Foster +1.2 pts higher in Foster gap steady
43.3% 25th pct 44.5% 27th pct
Bachelor+ in Trafalgarin Foster +2.8 pts higher in Foster gap widening
15.8% 34th pct 18.5% 43rd pct
Schools in Trafalgarin Foster +2 more in Foster
6 71st pct 8 87th pct
Schools/1k kids in Trafalgarin Foster +2.00 more in Foster
3.85 78th pct 5.86 88th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Trafalgarin Foster +1 more in Trafalgar
10 25th pct 9 21st pct
Students in Trafalgarin Foster +570 more in Trafalgar
1,411 49th pct 841 31st pct
Avg size in Trafalgarin Foster +130 larger in Trafalgar
235 24th pct 105 9th pct
ICSEA in Trafalgarin Foster even
994 40th pct 995 40th pct

Highest year of school

43.3% Year 12 +1.2 pts ▸ 44.5%
20.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.7 pts 17.3%
17.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 16.6%
12.1% Year 9 or below even 12.1%

Highest qualification level

38.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.9 pts 31.5%
18.1% Bachelor degree +1.1 pts ▸ 19.2%
15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 15.0%
4.6% Postgraduate degree +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

17.2% Engineering & related ◂ +3.0 pts 14.2%
12.5% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 10.7%
11.9% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 9.9%
10.8% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 10.6%
9.4% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 10.8%
6.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 6.1%
5.0% Agriculture & environment +1.6 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%
2.2% Creative arts +1.7 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.2% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Trafalgarin Foster +$103 higher in Trafalgar gap widening
$722 33rd pct $619 14th pct
Household income in Trafalgarin Foster +$342 higher in Trafalgar gap widening
$1,452 32nd pct $1,110 9th pct
Family income in Trafalgarin Foster +$380 higher in Trafalgar gap widening
$1,846 34th pct $1,466 12th pct
High earners in Trafalgarin Foster +1.7 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
8.6% 38th pct 6.9% 27th pct
High-income homes in Trafalgarin Foster +4.6 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
15.7% 34th pct 11.1% 17th pct

Household income distribution

29.5% $650–$1,499 +4.6 pts ▸ 34.2%
29.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 22.7%
18.1% Under $650 +6.4 pts ▸ 24.5%
8.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 5.7%
7.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 5.4%

Personal income distribution

42.1% Under $650 +4.7 pts ▸ 46.8%
31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 28.9%
14.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 11.6%
3.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Trafalgarin Foster +2.3 pts higher in Foster
32.3% 75th pct 34.6% 85th pct
Mental health in Trafalgarin Foster +0.8 pts higher in Trafalgar
9.8% 64th pct 9.1% 54th pct
Needs assistance in Trafalgarin Foster +0.1 pts higher in Foster gap steady
5.8% 56th pct 5.9% 59th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Arthritis +2.2 pts ▸ 13.4%
9.8% Mental health ◂ +0.8 pts 9.1%
9.1% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 8.3%
8.4% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 8.6%
5.1% Heart disease +1.6 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.2% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
3.5% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.4% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.2% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.4% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.5% None ◂ +4.7 pts 54.8%
21.3% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 22.0%
7.0% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
3.9% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Trafalgarin Foster +7.0 pts higher in Foster gap narrowing
18.4% 75th pct 25.4% 95th pct
Unpaid carers in Trafalgarin Foster +1.0 pts higher in Foster gap steady
14.2% 85th pct 15.2% 95th pct
Unpaid child care in Trafalgarin Foster +6.5 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
28.0% 63rd pct 21.5% 20th pct
Defence service in Trafalgarin Foster +0.4 pts higher in Foster
2.8% 49th pct 3.2% 60th pct
Housework 15h+ in Trafalgarin Foster +2.5 pts higher in Foster gap narrowing
26.0% 87th pct 28.4% 98th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Trafalgarin Foster +50 larger in Foster
76 24th pct 126 39th pct
Median age in Trafalgarin Foster +3 yrs older in Trafalgar
27 yrs 71st pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Trafalgarin Foster +11.6 pts higher in Foster
29.8% 16th pct 41.4% 45th pct
Unemployment in Trafalgarin Foster +14.6 pts higher in Foster
0.0% 0th pct 14.6% 75th pct
Median income in Trafalgarin Foster +$338 higher in Trafalgar
$850 79th pct $512 22nd pct
Household income in Trafalgarin Foster +$68 higher in Trafalgar
$1,542 40th pct $1,474 36th pct
Indigenous language in Trafalgarin Foster +5.6 pts higher in Foster
0.0% 0th pct 5.6% 52nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Trafalgarin Foster +0.3 larger in Trafalgar gap steady
2.4 36th pct 2.1 11th pct
One-parent in Trafalgarin Foster +3.1 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
14.0% 58th pct 10.8% 28th pct
Living alone in Trafalgarin Foster +7.8 pts higher in Foster gap widening
26.5% 56th pct 34.2% 87th pct

Family composition

52.4% Couples with children ◂ +6.4 pts 46.0%
32.8% Couples without children +9.8 pts ▸ 42.6%
14.0% One-parent families ◂ +3.1 pts 10.8%
0.9% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Household size

38.2% 2 people +2.9 pts ▸ 41.0%
26.5% 1 person +7.8 pts ▸ 34.2%
13.3% 3 people ◂ +3.6 pts 9.7%
13.2% 4 people ◂ +4.4 pts 8.8%
6.0% 5 people ◂ +2.1 pts 4.0%
2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Trafalgarin Foster +$50 higher in Trafalgar gap widening
$300 27th pct $250 14th pct
Mortgage in Trafalgarin Foster +$200 higher in Trafalgar gap widening
$1,500 27th pct $1,300 14th pct
People / bedroom in Trafalgarin Foster even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Trafalgarin Foster +2.0 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
16.1% 17th pct 14.1% 12th pct
Owned outright in Trafalgarin Foster +10.6 pts higher in Foster gap widening
42.5% 82nd pct 53.1% 100th pct
Separate houses in Trafalgarin Foster +0.2 pts higher in Trafalgar gap narrowing
95.8% 86th pct 95.5% 85th pct
3+ bedrooms in Trafalgarin Foster +7.3 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
84.6% 67th pct 77.4% 44th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.5% Owned outright +10.6 pts ▸ 53.1%
37.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.0 pts 27.2%
16.1% Rented ◂ +2.0 pts 14.1%
2.0% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.1% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Types of homes

95.8% Separate house ◂ +0.2 pts 95.5%
3.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.3 pts 1.3%
0.2% Flat or apartment +1.8 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.2% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.5% 3 bedrooms +3.2 pts ▸ 52.6%
31.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.7 pts 20.6%
11.8% 2 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 17.3%
3.9% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.7% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.1% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

47.7% $200–$349 +6.7 pts ▸ 54.4%
31.8% $350–$549 ◂ +22.3 pts 9.5%
15.3% Under $200 +11.2 pts ▸ 26.5%
0.0% $750 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.3 pts 36.5%
21.5% Under $1,000 +11.2 pts ▸ 32.7%
22.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.5 pts 16.3%
7.6% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Trafalgarin Foster +0.3 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
2.7% 25th pct 2.4% 21st pct
Work from home in Trafalgarin Foster +7.1 pts higher in Foster gap narrowing
15.5% 53rd pct 22.6% 71st pct
PT commute in Trafalgarin Foster +0.4 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
0.5% 17th pct 0.1% 4th pct
PT stops in Trafalgarin Foster even
10 19th pct 10 19th pct
Stops/1k in Trafalgarin Foster +0.14 more in Trafalgar
1.20 14th pct 1.06 12th pct
Departures/1k in Trafalgarin Foster +77.6 more in Trafalgar
107.4 20th pct 29.9 15th pct
PT routes in Trafalgarin Foster +3 more in Trafalgar
4 29th pct 1 7th pct
Stop walk in Trafalgarin Foster +1 longer in Foster
81 100th pct 82 100th pct
Drive to city in Trafalgarin Foster +36 longer in Foster
84 85th pct 120 92nd pct

How people get to work

62.4% Car (driver) ◂ +8.9 pts 53.5%
15.5% Worked at home +7.1 pts ▸ 22.6%
3.5% Walked +2.4 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 2.5%
0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.1% Bus even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 38.6%
29.2% 1 vehicle +5.8 pts ▸ 35.0%
15.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 14.8%
10.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 9.5%
2.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Trafalgarin Foster +0.6 pts higher in Trafalgar gap narrowing
34.4% 35th pct 33.8% 32nd pct
Recent arrivals in Trafalgarin Foster +2.6 pts higher in Trafalgar gap steady
8.2% 35th pct 5.6% 18th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Trafalgarin Foster even gap narrowing
3.1% 11th pct 3.1% 11th pct
Participation in Trafalgarin Foster +8.0 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
58.7% 38th pct 50.7% 14th pct
Full-time in Trafalgarin Foster +7.7 pts higher in Trafalgar gap widening
55.8% 26th pct 48.1% 3rd pct

Industries people work in

11.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +9.2 pts ▸ 20.9%
14.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 12.3%
11.0% Construction ◂ +2.4 pts 8.6%
8.6% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 7.5%
8.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 7.5%
4.7% Accommodation & food +1.8 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.7 pts 3.4%
5.8% Manufacturing ◂ +2.0 pts 3.9%
4.1% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.5% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.9% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%
3.6% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +1.8 pts 1.9%

Occupations people work in

16.6% Managers +7.7 pts ▸ 24.3%
16.1% Professionals even 16.1%
15.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 12.8%
12.0% Labourers +1.3 pts ▸ 13.4%
12.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 10.5%
11.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 8.9%
7.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%
7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.0 pts 4.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Trafalgarin Foster even
4 36th pct 4 36th pct
IRSD decile in Trafalgarin Foster even
5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct
IER decile in Trafalgarin Foster +1 higher in Trafalgar
6 57th pct 5 43rd pct
IEO decile in Trafalgarin Foster +1 higher in Foster
4 36th pct 5 43rd pct
IRSAD score in Trafalgarin Foster +4 higher in Foster
967 37th pct 971 39th pct
ERP in Trafalgarin Foster +1,013 higher in Foster
8,618 41st pct 9,631 46th pct
Growth in Trafalgarin Foster +0.9 pts higher in Trafalgar
3.6% 41st pct 2.7% 34th pct
Businesses in Trafalgarin Foster +409 higher in Foster
907 50th pct 1,316 71st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Trafalgarin Foster +20 higher in Trafalgar
1,197 75th pct 1,177 73rd pct
Max temp in Trafalgarin Foster +0.2 higher in Trafalgar
18.4 7th pct 18.3 6th pct
Min temp in Trafalgarin Foster +1.1 higher in Foster
8.6 13th pct 9.7 21st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Trafalgarin Foster +0.9 higher in Trafalgar
3.3 23rd pct 2.4 14th pct
Types ≤15 min in Trafalgarin Foster +0.9 more in Trafalgar
3.5 25th pct 2.6 15th pct
15-min city in Trafalgarin Foster +12.0 pts higher in Trafalgar
45.4% 33rd pct 33.4% 23rd pct
Walk to shops in Trafalgarin Foster +5.0 pts higher in Trafalgar
50.5% 39th pct 45.5% 34th pct
Walk to transit in Trafalgarin Foster +10.0 pts higher in Trafalgar
25.1% 16th pct 15.1% 11th pct
Walk to school in Trafalgarin Foster +41.4 pts higher in Trafalgar
63.1% 40th pct 21.8% 11th pct
Walk to a park in Trafalgarin Foster +0.7 pts higher in Trafalgar
63.0% 20th pct 62.4% 19th pct
Walk to health in Trafalgarin Foster +20.4 pts higher in Trafalgar
30.3% 35th pct 10.0% 17th pct
Amenities/1k in Trafalgarin Foster +8.9 more in Foster
10.3 25th pct 19.2 72nd pct
Intersections/km² in Trafalgarin Foster +0 higher in Trafalgar
2 15th pct 1 14th pct
Mean slope in Trafalgarin Foster even
5.5% 53rd pct 5.5% 54th pct

Compare Trafalgar with nearby areas

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Compare Foster with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Trafalgar vs Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/205011078/trafalgar/vs/205031087/foster