14.1% ▲ +134.4%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Foster · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Foster
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Foster, where 14.1% of people were born abroad. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure. Most residents identify with English or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.5%, followed closely by Australian at 38.8%. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 8.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.1%. This is far below the 30% seen across Victoria, with 75.5% of the local population 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 Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215034/foster/topic/ancestry-heritage