Foster, Victoria

Foster
Victoria
Foster; Victoria
	Foster
Coordinates	38°39′S 146°12′E / 38.650°S 146.200°E
Population	1,164 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3960
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Location	174 km (108 mi) SE of Melbourne ; 39 km (24 mi) SE of Leongatha ; 13 km (8 mi) W of Toora ;
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.

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

Foster Victoria
Foster
Coordinates	38°39′S 146°12′E / 38.650°S 146.200°E / -38.650; 146.200
Population	1,164 (2016 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	3960
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Location	174 km (108 mi) SE of Melbourne 39 km (24 mi) SE of Leongatha 13 km (8 mi) W of Toora
LGA(s)	South Gippsland Shire
State electorate(s)	Gippsland South
Federal division(s)	Monash