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The quick read on
Mount Foster
NSW 2824 · Warren
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 18
- Postcode
- 2824
ABS 2021
Mount Foster, New South Wales
Property market insights for Mount Foster
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Foster NSW
Crime and safety
Is Mount Foster safe?
The overall rate for Mount Foster is 1,216 offences per 100,000 residents — 63% below the Rest of NSW 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 Mount Foster.
Overall crime rate
1,216
offences per 100,000 residents
63% belowRest of NSW
Mount FosterRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Mount Foster?
Mount Foster NSW 2824 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
18 people call Mount Foster home, with an average of 3.4 people per household and a median household income of $3,124 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 18
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.0%Below
15–340.0%Below
35–5433.3%Above
55–7422.2%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car0.0%Below
Two cars0.0%Below
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home38.5%Above
Drove to work23.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Mount Foster
38.5% of workers in Mount Foster worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.
0.0% of people in Mount Foster described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Foster
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Foster NSW 2824.
Is Mount Foster family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Mount Foster's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
4 family households lived in Mount Foster; 0.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount Foster?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Foster had 18 residents at the 2021 Census.
0.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
22.2% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mount Foster?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Foster.
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.
How large are households in Mount Foster?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Foster had 3.4 people.
One-person households made up 0.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Two-person households represented 0.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Foster?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
38.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
23.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Foster?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 NSW rate.
One-car households formed 0.0% of the total.
0.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Foster, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.8% reported a different address.
0.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Foster?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.9% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% 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 Mount Foster residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
0.0% of Mount Foster's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 100.0% 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 88.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Foster?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.3% of ancestry responses in Mount Foster.
Australian ancestry made up 44.4% 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 Mount Foster?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Managers accounted for 30.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Foster?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.2%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
41.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 0.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Foster show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
44.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
27.8% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Foster?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 42.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 57.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Foster?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,124 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Mount Foster
Is Mount Foster good for families?
The Census counted 4 local families. 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 Mount Foster?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Mount Foster
2 streets in Mount Foster
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Carinda Rd
- Oxley Rd
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