13.4% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Foster · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Foster
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Foster than in the rest of the state or country. While most residents claim English, Australian, or Irish roots, only 13.4% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 42.1%, followed by Australian at 38.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.1% and 12.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30%) and Australia (27.7%). The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England at 4.3% and New Zealand at 1.1%.
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/sal/SAL20940/foster/topic/ancestry-heritage