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Ottoway SA 5013

1,436 addresses · 37 streets

Hindmarsh Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Ottoway · 11 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Ottoway is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,783 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,221 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $860,000.

2,783Population
37Median age
$1,221Median household income / wk
$275Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Alberton, 1.9 km south-west · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 2.3 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 10.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$860,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ottoway

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

Tree cover measures, Ottoway SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.9% · Labour-force participation 57.8%

Population by age in Ottoway
Population by age, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4158
5-14316
15-19163
20-24196
25-34451
35-44360
45-54382
55-64362
65-74238
75-8499
85+48
Dwelling types in Ottoway
Dwelling types, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
House748
Townhouse228
Apartment37
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ottoway
Households by weekly income, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650221
$650-1,499336
$1,500-2,999311
$3,000+77
Top ancestries in Ottoway
Top ancestries, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
English594
Australian549
Vietnamese527
Other386
Filipino204
Italian155
Housing tenure in Ottoway
Housing tenure, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned269
Mortgage364
Rented341
Other21
Cars per household in Ottoway
Cars per household, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
098
1348
2348
3133
4+78
Commute to work in Ottoway
Commute to work, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car931
Train0
Bus49
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle14
Home48
Top countries of birth in Ottoway
Top countries of birth, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam395
Philippines175
India55
England45
Italy34
Poland26
Languages used at home in Ottoway
Languages used at home, Ottoway SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese549
Tagalog105
Filipino66
Italian49
Cantonese44
Greek40

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

68,380 bird observations recorded near Ottoway — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ottoway

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

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