72 ▼ -61.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 188
- 2016: 82
- 2021: 72
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fosters Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fosters Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fosters Valley is 49, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has just 72 people, with a population structure heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors.
72
▼ -61.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fosters Valley — lower than 66% of areas.
| Fosters Valley | 72 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fosters Valley is a small community of 72 people, which is smaller than about 65% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +25.6%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is much older than most, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 26.4% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at just 11.1%.
26.4% ▲ +82.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▼ -51.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fosters Valley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure. More than half of the population is married, while those in de facto relationships sit at 9.3%, a little below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fosters Valley, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fosters Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11555/fosters-valley/topic/demographics-identity