Foster, South Gippsland
What Foster speaks at home
Only one in 25 residents in Foster spoke a language other than English at home at the 2021 Census, with Italian the most common. None of those languages reaches one in 100 people. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Victoria.
- Residents
- 1,987
- Speak another language
- 4.1%+50.0%
- Languages spoken
- 14
- Born overseas
- 9.7%
Which languages other than English are spoken in Foster?
- 01Italian18+5.9%
- 02German10-33.3%
- 03Spanish9+200%
- 04Mandarin6
- 05Cebuano4
- 06Dutch4-33.3%
- 07Filipino4
- 08French4+33.3%
- 09Punjabi4
- 10Telugu4
How does Foster compare with South Gippsland?
The share speaking another language is 1.3 times the figure for South Gippsland.
- Foster
- 4.1%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- South Gippsland
- 3.0%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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