57 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fosterville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fosterville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 50 defines the pace of life in Fosterville, making it far older than the national average. This sparsely populated area has just 57 residents and a population skewed heavily toward older adults.
57
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- 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 Fosterville — lower than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fosterville is a small community of 57 people, which is smaller than about 69% of similar areas. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 45.6% of the population, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.0%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 17.5% of residents.
17.5% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fosterville, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 55%; Seniors (65+) is next at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 23.3%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fosterville, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Fosterville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20942/fosterville/topic/demographics-identity