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Cape Otway VIC 3233

47 addresses · 5 streets

Wannon Electorate › Colac Otway LGA › Cape Otway · 169 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Cape Otway is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 34 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,124 a week, with median rent near $351 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

34Population
55Median age
$1,124Median household income / wk
$351Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs9/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 85.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cape Otway

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

Tree cover measures, Cape Otway VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202085.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 51.4%

Population by age in Cape Otway
Population by age, Cape Otway VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-198
20-245
25-343
35-445
45-545
55-6412
65-749
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Cape Otway
Dwelling types, Cape Otway VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House11
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cape Otway
Households by weekly income, Cape Otway VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Cape Otway
Top ancestries, Cape Otway VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English18
Ancestry NS10
Australian9
Greek6
Scottish4
Dutch3
Housing tenure in Cape Otway
Housing tenure, Cape Otway VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned5
Mortgage4
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Cape Otway
Cars per household, Cape Otway VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
28
30
4+0
Commute to work in Cape Otway
Commute to work, Cape Otway VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car5
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0
Languages used at home in Cape Otway
Languages used at home, Cape Otway VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,222 bird observations recorded near Cape Otway — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cape Otway

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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