Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$690,000
- 4 bed
- $575k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Foster North
VIC 3960 · South Gippsland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $690,000
- Population
- 152
- Postcode
- 3960
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Foster North, Victoria
Property market insights for Foster North
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Foster North VIC
The median house price in Foster North, VIC is currently $690,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $575,000 in Foster North.
Crime and safety
Is Foster North safe?
The overall rate for Foster North is 1,752 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Foster North.
Overall crime rate
1,752
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowRest of Vic.
Foster NorthRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Foster North?
Foster North VIC 3960 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
152 people call Foster North home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,208 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 152
- Median age
- 56 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,463 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $385 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 154.6%Below
15–347.2%Below
35–5423.0%Below
55–7444.1%Above
75 and over10.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright68.9%Above
Paying a mortgage26.2%Below
Renting4.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car34.3%Above
Two cars31.3%Below
Three or more38.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home34.7%Above
Drove to work34.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled13.3%Above
What stands out in Foster North
34.7% of workers in Foster North worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..
11.2% of Foster North residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..
54.6% of people in Foster North described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Foster North
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Foster North VIC 3960.
Is Foster North family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
4.6% of Foster North's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
48 family households lived in Foster North; 29.2% were couple families and 10.4% were one-parent families.
8.3% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Foster North?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Foster North had 152 residents at the 2021 Census.
9.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
54.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Foster North?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.1% of occupied private dwellings in Foster North.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Foster North?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
68.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
26.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
4.9% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Foster North?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Foster North had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 31.3% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 49.3%, while 16.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Foster North?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
34.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
34.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 13.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Foster North?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 34.3% of the total.
70.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Foster North, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.0% reported a different address.
21.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Foster North?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.8% of residents used only English at home.
2.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Foster North residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
21.1% of Foster North's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Foster North?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.0% of ancestry responses in Foster North.
Australian ancestry made up 30.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Foster North?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 22.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.7% of workers, and education and training employed 4.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Foster North?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 53.9%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
17.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 29.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.6%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Foster North show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.2% reported asthma, 13.8% arthritis and 5.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Foster North?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
20.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 15.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 21.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Foster North?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,208 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,463.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $385 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Foster North compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 34.7% in Foster North, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 68.9% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 4.9% in Foster North, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Foster North
Is Foster North expensive?
The median house price is $690,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Foster North good for families?
The Census counted 48 local families, and 4.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Foster North?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $575,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Foster North
19 streets in Foster North
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ameys Trk
- Arnups Rd
- Carmichaels Rd
- Dollar-Woorarra West Rd
- Dollar-Woorarra West Road
- Falcon Cliffe Road
- Falls Rd
- Foster-Mirboo Rd
- Foster North-Mirboo South Rd
- Lundstroms Rd
- Mcgleads Rd
- Mcknights Rd
- Middletons Rd
- Millers Rd
- Ogradys Ridge Road
- Peaches Rd
- South Gippsland Highway
- South Gippsland Hwy
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