Ottoway

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,307 people were counted in Ottoway: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 2.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway there were 481 children aged 0-14 years and 526 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, 2,071 people were Australian citizens, 899 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, 42.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.0% were separated or divorced, 9.5% were widowed and 33.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, 54.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Ottoway were Viet Nam 14.0%, Poland 3.9%, Italy 3.5%, England 2.4% and Philippines 2.0%.

Of all people counted in Ottoway on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 33.9%, Buddhism 15.5%, No Religion 14.0%, Anglican 7.2% and Orthodox 4.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Vietnamese 20.4%, Italian 5.5%, Polish 4.5%, Greek 2.5% and Cantonese 2.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 47.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 886 people aged 15 years and over in Ottoway were in the labour force. Of these 51.5% worked full-time, 29.5% worked part-time, 4.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.8% were unemployed. 859 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 8.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 8.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Associate Professionals 4.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.6%, Professionals 2.9%, Managers and Administrators 0.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ottoway, the most common responses for industry of employment included Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 3.6%, Business Services 2.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7%, Food Retailing 2.6% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, 606 families were counted: of these, 29.7% were couple families without children, 42.2% were couple families with children, 25.2% were one parent families and 2.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, 917 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Ottoway, 74.4% were separate houses, 4.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, 40.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.3% were being purchased and 29.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 12.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 36.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Ottoway, 64.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.0% were single (or lone) person households and 4.1% were group households.