12.8% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Foster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Foster
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Foster, where 41.9% of people claim this background. The community is largely born in Australia, with a very small proportion of residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify as English (41.9%) or Australian (39.9%), followed by Irish (13.1%) and Scottish (12.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has barely changed since 2011, and 78.0% of the population were born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031087/foster/topic/ancestry-heritage