Foster North crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria

Foster North is a suburb in the South Gippsland council area of Victoria (about 31,109 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 52 out of 100 (moderate), 162nd of 362 councils nationally.

The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by homicide (89th percentile), sexual offences (72nd percentile), break-ins (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 41.

In 2024-25: violent 1,032 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier); property 3,816 per 100,000 (+54% vs five years earlier); break-ins 698 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); theft 1,758 per 100,000 (+67% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 36th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the South Gippsland council area is 3.2% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.7% of occupied homes (136 public and 65 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 51 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.6 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.4% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Netherlands. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 1.5% of homes; about 16.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.6% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

Victoria publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Foster North are those of the South Gippsland council area.

South Gippsland council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Agnes · Binginwarri · Boolarong · Buffalo · Dumbalk · Dumbalk North · Fish Creek · Foster · Gunyah · Hazel Park · Meeniyan · Middle Tarwin · Mount Best · Port Franklin · Port Welshpool · Sandy Point · Stony Creek · Tarwin · Tarwin Lower · Tidal River · Toora · Toora North · Turtons Creek · Waratah Bay · Welshpool · Wilsons Promontory · Wonga · Wonyip · Woorarra East · Woorarra West

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