94 ▼ -61.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 244
- 2016: 108
- 2021: 94
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fosterton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fosterton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Fosterton, where 37.2% of the population falls into this bracket. This is a small, sparsely populated area of 94 people with a population that is far older than the national average.
94
▼ -61.5%
- 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 Fosterton — lower than 60% of areas.
| Fosterton | 94 |
|---|---|
| 2420, NSW | 4,016 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 58 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Fosterton is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +23.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 33% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 9.6%.
33.0% ▲ +131.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.6% ▼ -53.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fosterton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Youth (15–24) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.5% of the population, well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married, at 62.7%, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national average.
8.5% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fosterton, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Fosterton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11556/fosterton/topic/demographics-identity