0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fosterville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fosterville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost every resident in Fosterville was born in Australia, making it a place with very little overseas influence. Local roots are predominantly British and Irish, which is reflected in the high proportion of people claiming Australian, English, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 42.1% and English at 36.8%. Irish (17.5%) and Scottish (14.0%) origins are also prominent in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
No one in the area was born overseas, a figure that is far below the national rate of 27.7%. This means 89.5% of the population was 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 Fosterville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20942/fosterville/topic/ancestry-heritage