Census 2011 → 2021
Foster population growth
How the population of Foster, VIC (3960) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+17.6% over 10 years
2011 population
1,738
2016 population
1,842
2021 population
2,044
2011 → 2021
+17.6%
+202 since 2016
Foster trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,044
was 1,842 in 2016
+202 · +11%
Median rent
$240/wk
was $195/wk in 2016
+$45 · +23.1%
Household income
$975/wk
was $811/wk in 2016
+$164 · +20.2%
Median age
59
was 57 in 2016
+2 · +3.5%
Dig deeper: Foster population growth · Foster then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology