1,308 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,276
- 2016: 1,164
- 2021: 1,308
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Foster · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Foster
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Foster is 62 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is stark, with the typical age climbing by 17 years since 2011. The community has grown slightly to 1,308 people, but its age profile has shifted heavily toward seniors.
1,308
▲ +2.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Foster — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 32 people since 2011 to reach 1,308. This makes Foster larger than about 64% of similar areas.
62 yrs ▲ +37.8%
Older than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over now make up 45.5% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This shift is linked to a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up just 10.2% of the community.
45.5% ▲ +104.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Foster, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 9.3% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population fell to 1.2%, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.2% ▼ -87.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Foster, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (26%) and Widowed (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215034/foster/topic/demographics-identity