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Foster, VIC

3956Inner Regional AustraliaSEIFA Decile 6/10LGA: South GippslandView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
55
Total Funding
$40K
Community-Controlled
0
CC Funding Share
0%
1 social & Indigenous enterprisesoperating in this area
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Top Funded Entities

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
3,026
Thin Districts
2
Very Thin
0
Local Disability Delivery
0
120 disability-focused enterprises in VIC

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether Foster, VIC sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.

Thinnest Districts In VIC
Mallee95 providers
Mallee98 providers
Outer Gippsland133 providers
Outer Gippsland145 providers
Captured Markets
Mallee88%
Western District87%
Outer Gippsland83%
Inner Gippsland75%

Social & Indigenous Enterprises (1)

Venus Bay Community Centre
senvicABN 90401341885
Web
Community & Cultural DevelopmentOpportunity shops and secondhand shops
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Schools (2)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3956. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Meeniyan Primary School
GovernmentPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1009
145 students
Tarwin Lower Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
ICSEA 990
34 students

Crime & Safety — South Gippsland LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (October 2024 - September 2025). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

Total
5159 per 100K
1,613
Theft
249 per 100K
424
Against justice procedures
365 per 100K
344
Property damage
297 per 100K
206
Assault
166 per 100K
196
Break and enter
61 per 100K
194
Other person offences
26 per 100K
81
Sexual Offences
157 per 100K
49
Drug offences
37 per 100K
37
Fraud
42 per 100K
35

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
2,250
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
725
Age Pension
480
Health Care Card
155
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
125
Family Tax Benefit A
125
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
115
Disability Support Pension
115
JobSeeker Payment
110
Family Tax Benefit B
85
Low Income Card
70

NDIS Participants

South Gippsland (S) LGA
878
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (55)

Disadvantage Index

6/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
50
Charity
5

Gap Alert

This postcode has 55 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.