Otford NSW 2508

Living Here

Otford is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 396 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,750 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Helensburgh statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Otford itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 4 schools

  • Otford Public School
  • Stanwell Park Public School
  • Holy Cross Catholic Parish Primary School
  • Helensburgh Public School
• 7 cafés & restaurants

  • Otford Pantry
  • Flying High Cafe
  • Renzetti Pizza
  • LOAF Cafe Stanwell Park
  • Hargrave Cafe
  • Uluwatu Blue
  • Raya Thai
• 1 supermarket

  • Coles
• 4 parks

  • Otford Park
  • Stanwell Park Beach Reserve
  • Henry Hallorhan Park
  • Old Quarry Park
• 2 beaches

  • Bulgo Beach
  • Werrong Beach
• 1 Catholic church

  • Catholic Church Wombarra
• 2 hospitals

  • Coledale Hospital
  • Ramsay Clinic Thirroul
• 1 library

  • Helensburgh Library
• 1 service station

  • Shell Petrol Station
• 2 golf clubs

  • Helensburgh Golf Driving Range
  • Boomerang Public Golf Course
• 1 dog park

  • Proud Park
• 1 place to stay

  • Tumbling Waters Retreat

Getting around. Train station: Otford, 400 m north-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 32 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 86.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 69.5%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

37,210 bird observations recorded near Otford — most often seen:

• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,429)
• Little Wattlebird (2,099)
• Satin Bowerbird (2,025)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,939)
• Australian Magpie (1,804)
• Crimson Rosella (1,684)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (1,661)
• Pied Currawong (1,635)
• Laughing Kookaburra (1,432)
• Eastern Whipbird (1,336)
• Grey Butcherbird (1,252)
• Masked Lapwing (1,252)
• Australian King-parrot (1,229)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Otford:

• Stanwell Park (2.2 km)
• Stanwell Tops (2.4 km)
• Helensburgh (3 km)
• Lilyvale (3.4 km)
• Coalcliff (4.3 km)
• Clifton (6.1 km)
• Scarborough (7.5 km)
• Garie (7.5 km)

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