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Foster vs Wonthaggi - Inverloch

Name: Foster vs Wonthaggi - Inverloch — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 47 km apart · Foster profile · Wonthaggi - Inverloch profile

Foster Wonthaggi - Inverloch

Foster and Wonthaggi - Inverloch are nearby Victorian regions with distinct layouts. Wonthaggi - Inverloch is much more urbanised, with far more public transport stops (155 compared to 10 in Foster) and 72.1% of homes within a 10 minute walk of transport, while only 15.1% of Foster homes have that access. Foster is more rural, with a far higher share of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing (20.9%) and more people working from home (22.6%). There is also a significant difference in First Nations outcomes, with the unemployment rate far higher in Foster (14.6%) than in Wonthaggi - Inverloch (0.0%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of one-parent families, with Wonthaggi - Inverloch at 14.1% and Foster slightly lower at 10.8%. They share very similar typical weekly household incomes, around $1,100 to $1,150. Over time, some differences have shifted; for example, the gap in the share of people who work from home has narrowed since 2011. However, the age gap has widened, with residents now noticeably older in Foster.

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Where they differ most

Population: 17,346 larger in Wonthaggi - Inverloch Recent movers: 9.0 pts higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch Volunteering: 8.0 pts higher in Foster One-parent: 3.2 pts higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch Work from home: 6.9 pts higher in Foster

Demographics & Identity

Population in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +17,346 larger in Wonthaggi - Inverloch gap widening

9,446 49th pct 26,792 98th pct

Median age in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +3 yrs older in Foster gap widening

54 yrs 96th pct 51 yrs 91st pct

Age structure

31.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.8 pts 29.7%

29.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.3 pts 27.6%

16.3% Young adults (25–44) +3.0 pts ▸ 19.3%

14.5% Children (0–14) +0.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

7.9% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

Marital status

49.3% Married ◂ +1.2 pts 48.1%

28.2% Never married +1.0 pts ▸ 29.2%

11.7% Divorced +0.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.8% Widowed +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Foster Wonthaggi - Inverloch

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.0% Australia +0.6 pts ▸ 78.6%

4.1% England +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

0.5% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

41.9% English +2.0 pts ▸ 43.9%

39.9% Australian ◂ +1.2 pts 38.7%

13.1% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 12.5%

12.7% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 12.6%

3.5% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.3% German ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

4.0% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

0.4% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.4% English only +0.8 pts ▸ 89.3%

0.4% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.1% No religion ◂ +1.9 pts 50.1%

36.0% Christianity +3.8 pts ▸ 39.8%

10.4% Not stated ◂ +2.3 pts 8.1%

0.7% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Other religions even 0.5%

0.1% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +2 more in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

8 87th pct 10 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +3.38 more in Foster

5.86 88th pct 2.47 60th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +3 more in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

9 21st pct 12 31st pct

Students in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +2,682 more in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

841 31st pct 3,523 85th pct

Avg size in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +247 larger in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

105 9th pct 352 40th pct

ICSEA in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +6 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

995 40th pct 1,001 43rd pct

Highest year of school

44.5% Year 12 ◂ +1.5 pts 43.0%

17.3% Year 10 +2.1 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 15.9%

12.1% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 13.8%

Highest qualification level

31.5% Certificate III / IV +2.6 pts ▸ 34.1%

19.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.2 pts 19.0%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

6.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.0% Certificate I / II even 2.0%

Field of qualification

14.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.3 pts 13.9%

10.7% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.9% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.6% Health +0.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.8% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 10.7%

6.1% Architecture & building +2.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.4 pts 3.2%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

2.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

1.0% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch even gap narrowing

$619 14th pct $618 14th pct

Household income in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +$44 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch gap narrowing

$1,110 9th pct $1,154 11th pct

Family income in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +$14 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch gap narrowing

$1,466 12th pct $1,480 13th pct

Household income distribution

34.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 33.7%

24.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 23.7%

22.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 24.3%

5.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

Personal income distribution

46.8% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 47.8%

28.9% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 29.7%

11.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 11.4%

2.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.4% Arthritis +0.4 pts ▸ 13.8%

9.1% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.3% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.6% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.7% Heart disease even 6.7%

5.7% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.7% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 4.6%

2.8% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.3% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.8% None even 54.8%

22.0% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

8.3% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.3% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +208 larger in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

126 39th pct 334 69th pct

Median age in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch even

24 yrs 43rd pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +$25 higher in Foster

$512 22nd pct $487 16th pct

Household income in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +$201 higher in Foster

$1,474 36th pct $1,273 21st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +0.1 larger in Wonthaggi - Inverloch gap widening

2.1 11th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

46.0% Couples with children +0.5 pts ▸ 46.4%

42.6% Couples without children ◂ +3.9 pts 38.7%

10.8% One-parent families +3.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

0.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

41.0% 2 people ◂ +0.9 pts 40.1%

34.2% 1 person ◂ +2.2 pts 32.1%

9.7% 3 people +1.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.8% 4 people +1.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.0% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +$48 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch gap narrowing

$250 14th pct $298 27th pct

Mortgage in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +$167 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch gap widening

$1,300 14th pct $1,467 25th pct

People / bedroom in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.1% Owned outright ◂ +5.8 pts 47.3%

27.2% Owned with a mortgage +1.8 pts ▸ 29.1%

14.1% Rented +5.8 pts ▸ 19.9%

2.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

2.6% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

Types of homes

95.5% Separate house ◂ +2.9 pts 92.6%

1.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

1.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Bedrooms per home

52.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 47.5%

20.6% 4 bedrooms +5.2 pts ▸ 25.8%

17.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 17.1%

4.2% 5 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

54.4% $200–$349 ◂ +1.6 pts 52.8%

26.5% Under $200 ◂ +11.9 pts 14.7%

9.5% $350–$549 +17.0 pts ▸ 26.5%

2.2% $750 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 0.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.5% $1,000–$1,799 +3.6 pts ▸ 40.0%

32.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.9 pts 22.8%

16.3% $1,800–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 23.7%

8.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +145 more in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

10 19th pct 155 91st pct

Stops/1k in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +4.73 more in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

1.06 12th pct 5.79 71st pct

Departures/1k in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +138.6 more in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

29.9 15th pct 168.4 23rd pct

PT routes in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +10 more in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

1 7th pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +5 longer in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

82 100th pct 87 100th pct

Drive to city in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +25 longer in Foster

120 92nd pct 95 88th pct

How people get to work

53.5% Car (driver) +7.4 pts ▸ 60.9%

22.6% Worked at home ◂ +6.9 pts 15.7%

6.0% Walked ◂ +2.8 pts 3.1%

2.5% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.5% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 2 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 39.4%

35.0% 1 vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 37.4%

14.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 12.4%

9.5% 4 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 6.5%

2.4% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +15.6 pts 5.3%

12.3% Health care & social assistance +3.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

8.6% Construction +4.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.5% Retail trade +3.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.5% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.5% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.6% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.9% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.4% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%

3.0% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.2% Administrative & support even 3.2%

Occupations people work in

24.3% Managers ◂ +9.8 pts 14.5%

16.1% Professionals +1.8 pts ▸ 17.9%

12.8% Technicians & trades +2.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

13.4% Labourers ◂ +2.5 pts 10.8%

10.5% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.9% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

7.0% Sales workers +3.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +1 higher in Foster

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +1 higher in Foster

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +21 higher in Foster

971 39th pct 950 30th pct

ERP in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +19,702 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

9,631 46th pct 29,333 93rd pct

Growth in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +7.0 pts higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

2.7% 34th pct 9.7% 79th pct

Businesses in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +1,154 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

1,316 71st pct 2,470 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +163 higher in Foster

1,177 73rd pct 1,013 62nd pct

Max temp in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +0.3 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

18.3 6th pct 18.6 8th pct

Min temp in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +0.7 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

9.7 21st pct 10.4 28th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +1.8 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

2.4 14th pct 4.2 32nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +1.5 more in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

2.6 15th pct 4.1 33rd pct

15-min city in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +10.8 pts higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

33.4% 23rd pct 44.2% 32nd pct

Walk to shops in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +4.8 pts higher in Foster

45.5% 34th pct 40.8% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +57.1 pts higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

15.1% 11th pct 72.1% 34th pct

Walk to school in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +17.2 pts higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

21.8% 11th pct 39.0% 22nd pct

Walk to a park in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +22.2 pts higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

62.4% 19th pct 84.5% 31st pct

Walk to health in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +19.0 pts higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

10.0% 17th pct 28.9% 33rd pct

Amenities/1k in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +0.8 more in Foster

19.2 72nd pct 18.3 69th pct

Intersections/km² in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +5 higher in Wonthaggi - Inverloch

1 14th pct 6 20th pct

Mean slope in Foster in Wonthaggi - Inverloch +1.4 pts higher in Foster

5.5% 54th pct 4.1% 28th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Foster vs Wonthaggi - Inverloch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/205031087/foster/vs/205031093/wonthaggi-inverloch