Otford

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 283 people in Otford of these 56.2% were male and 43.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Otford was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.2% of the population.

Of people in Otford aged 15 years and over, 49.8% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Otford was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Otford, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Otford was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 51 years.

In Otford 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.8% were in primary school, 21.0% in secondary school and 25.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Otford were Australian 31.3%, English 29.9%, Scottish 8.0%, Irish 8.0% and German 5.8%.

In Otford, 78.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.1%, Canada 2.5%, Scotland 1.8%, Belgium 1.4% and Ireland 1.4%.

In Otford, 52.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Otford were No Religion 45.1%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 15.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1% and Buddhism 2.4%.

In Otford 94.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Japanese 1.4%, French 1.1% and Filipino 1.1%.

Employment

There were 178 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Otford. Of these 64.0% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Otford, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Otford was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Otford included Professionals 39.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Managers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Labourers 5.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Otford, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.2%, Adult, Community and Other Education 5.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Depository Financial Intermediation 3.4% and Tertiary Education 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Otford was $954.

In Otford, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.3%, Train 14.4%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Train, car as driver 2.3% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 18.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Otford, of people aged 15 years and over, 84.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 40.4% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Otford, 34.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Otford, 61.2% were couple families with children, 27.1% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

In Otford 30.8% of single parents were male and 69.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Otford, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,916 and those without children was $2,549.

Employment status of couple families

In Otford, of couple families with children, 25.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Otford, 79.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Otford, 96.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Otford, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.7% had 2 bedrooms and 52.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Otford, 32.3% were owned outright, 57.3% were owned with a mortgage and 10.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Otford, of all households, 84.5% were family households, 15.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Otford, 4.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 23.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Otford, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Otford, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Otford, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,233.

In Otford, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $330 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.