21.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Foster North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Foster North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of residents were born overseas in Foster North, though it remains more Australian-born than the state. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up nearly 80% of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48%, followed by Australian at 30.3%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature strongly in the local makeup.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.1% of people were born overseas—which is much higher than in most similar areas—this is still well below the Victoria figure of 30%. Most people here were born in Australia (80.3%), with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 11.2%.
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20941/foster-north/topic/ancestry-heritage