Suburb in Bathurst

Fosters Valley, NSW

Fosters Valley had a population of 72 at the 2021 Census (−12.2% since 2016). Median age 51.1. Median weekly household income $1,406. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Fosters Valley at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Central West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Fosters Valley's population shrank by 12.2% to 72, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 51.1, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 5.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.9%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $1,406 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

12.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 44.6% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Fosters Valley beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureFosters ValleyNSWAustralia
Population728,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−12.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age51.138.438.2
Households282,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,406$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week–$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,898$2,142$1,866
Born overseas12.5%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion44.6%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−12.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 832011
  2. 822016
  3. 722021

Age

Median age 51.1, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Fosters Valley New South Wales
Share of people by age, Fosters Valley and New South Wales
0–95.6%
10–199.7%
20–294.2%
30–3913.9%
40–4912.5%
50–5918.1%
60–6919.4%
70–799.7%
80+4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Fosters Valley at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.6%
  2. Irish30.6%
  3. Australian22.2%
  4. Scottish13.9%
  5. German5.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Fosters Valley

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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