Foster, Victoria

Foster
Victoria
Foster is located in South Gippsland Shire
Foster
Foster
Coordinates38°39′S 146°12′E / 38.650°S 146.200°E / -38.650; 146.200
Population1,164 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3960
Elevation47 m (154 ft)
Location
LGA(s)South Gippsland Shire
State electorate(s)Gippsland South
Federal division(s)Monash

Foster is a dairying and grazing town 174 kilometres (108 mi) south-east of Melbourne on the South Gippsland Highway in Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census Foster had a population of 1,164.[1] It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Gippsland coastline which includes Shallow Inlet, Corner Inlet, Waratah Bay, Yanakie and Wilsons Promontory.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Foster". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata