Colac Otway

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA21750
People 22,423
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 45
Families 5,774
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 12,401
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,277
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (b) $265
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 11,224 50.1 3,200,963 49.2 12,545,154 49.3
Female 11,200 49.9 3,302,528 50.8 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 309 1.4 65,646 1.0 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 20,705 92.3 6,148,188 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 1,408 6.3 289,665 4.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 45 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,123 5.0 375,900 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,286 5.7 402,168 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,327 5.9 391,388 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,214 5.4 363,201 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,025 4.6 410,337 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,277 5.7 475,532 7.3 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,294 5.8 499,959 7.7 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,266 5.6 489,927 7.5 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,199 5.3 428,808 6.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,325 5.9 416,524 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,490 6.6 410,360 6.3 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,574 7.0 383,916 5.9 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,646 7.3 362,634 5.6 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,639 7.3 320,562 4.9 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,428 6.4 285,000 4.4 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 975 4.3 203,205 3.1 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 680 3.0 141,601 2.2 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 651 2.9 142,475 2.2 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 8,408 45.0 2,496,618 46.8 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 639 3.4 163,443 3.1 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,873 10.0 436,174 8.2 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,203 6.4 262,392 4.9 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 6,564 35.1 1,975,412 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 7,315 44.2 2,278,239 46.7 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,209 13.4 544,957 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 7,020 42.4 2,054,902 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 457 7.8 139,502 7.1 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 955 16.2 354,535 18.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 689 11.7 106,832 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 11 0.2 58,184 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,648 28.0 520,258 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 592 10.0 230,448 11.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 705 12.0 96,560 4.9 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 40 0.7 84,706 4.3 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,331 22.6 412,219 21.0 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 403 6.8 155,358 7.9 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 374 6.3 325,961 16.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 783 13.3 482,005 24.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 135 2.3 70,054 3.6 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,532 26.0 340,941 17.4 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,770 14.8 1,557,447 29.2 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,608 8.6 521,291 9.8 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 896 4.8 179,000 3.4 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,946 15.8 580,494 10.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,326 12.4 797,281 14.9 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 1,563 8.4 304,927 5.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 2,070 11.1 389,680 7.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 15 0.1 3,250 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 647 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,184 11.7 422,139 7.9 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 348 1.9 111,674 2.1 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 116 0.6 59,722 1.1 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,843 9.9 406,049 7.6 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 9,151 40.8 1,900,089 29.2 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 9,035 40.3 1,770,726 27.2 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 3,455 15.4 611,788 9.4 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 2,887 12.9 534,459 8.2 2,176,777 8.6
German 830 3.7 212,907 3.3 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 18,536 82.7 4,228,667 65.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 488 2.2 174,552 2.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 233 1.0 99,344 1.5 530,492 2.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 181 0.8 171,447 2.6 549,618 2.2
Taiwan 146 0.7 10,719 0.2 49,511 0.2
Philippines 102 0.5 68,463 1.1 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,992 13.3 2,684,522 41.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,096 4.9 410,848 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 744 3.3 298,977 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 16,034 71.5 2,757,268 42.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,557 6.9 351,877 5.4 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 16,831 75.1 3,065,587 47.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 953 4.3 318,462 4.9 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 349 1.6 116,749 1.8 673,661 2.6
Scotland 234 1.0 61,317 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 219 1.0 51,160 0.8 177,340 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 17,207 76.7 3,179,788 48.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 838 3.7 288,747 4.4 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 307 1.4 114,018 1.8 650,743 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 197 0.9 239,730 3.7 787,673 3.1
Netherlands 190 0.8 44,017 0.7 152,483 0.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 10,286 45.9 2,523,448 38.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 4,962 22.1 1,335,784 20.5 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,844 8.2 425,007 6.5 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 1,832 8.2 412,883 6.3 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 1,209 5.4 156,166 2.4 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Colac Otway, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.3%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 313 1.4 221,798 3.4 685,274 2.7
Italian 55 0.2 92,320 1.4 228,042 0.9
Greek 45 0.2 107,158 1.6 229,643 0.9
Filipino 41 0.2 23,611 0.4 90,853 0.4
Arabic 40 0.2 91,441 1.4 367,159 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 19,672 87.7 4,369,804 67.2 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 587 6.6 722,004 30.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
In the labour force 10,959 58.6 3,330,560 62.4 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 6,501 34.8 1,719,644 32.2 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,233 6.6 283,829 5.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,810 53.0 1,871,278 56.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 3,937 35.9 1,076,741 32.3 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 895 8.2 214,876 6.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 311 2.8 167,667 5.0 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 675 6.3 160,594 5.1 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,818 17.1 455,966 14.4 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,250 11.7 371,345 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 870 8.2 249,436 7.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,912 18.0 658,731 20.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,881 17.7 685,482 21.7 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 2,018 19.0 527,063 16.7 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Labourers 2,011 18.9 277,292 8.8 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 1,770 16.6 442,109 14.0 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,434 13.5 399,460 12.6 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 1,379 13.0 790,960 25.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,255 11.8 347,570 11.0 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 929 8.7 392,444 12.4 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 861 8.1 263,317 8.3 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 792 7.4 187,939 5.9 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Ice Cream Manufacturing 439 4.1 1,032 0.0 1,722 0.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 432 4.1 146,890 4.6 545,158 4.5
Dairy Cattle Farming 419 3.9 9,972 0.3 17,445 0.1
Meat Processing 388 3.6 8,026 0.3 33,892 0.3
Other Social Assistance Services 353 3.3 68,023 2.2 278,221 2.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $704 N/A $803 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,721 N/A $2,136 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,277 N/A $1,759 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,518 61.2 1,578,210 49.9 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 596 5.6 72,373 2.3 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 560 5.3 110,123 3.5 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 71 0.7 22,267 0.7 79,089 0.7
Truck 51 0.5 16,403 0.5 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,216 11.4 353,067 11.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,332 12.5 814,082 25.7 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 36 0.3 138,867 4.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 7,148 67.2 1,723,018 54.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 12,880 68.9 3,583,114 67.2 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,562 24.4 1,402,952 26.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,640 14.1 689,210 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,564 19.1 712,003 13.3 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 3,459 18.5 1,064,059 19.9 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 4,870 26.1 1,445,125 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,528 13.5 629,720 11.8 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 2,018 10.8 444,213 8.3 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arthritis 2,414 10.8 518,633 8.0 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,901 8.5 543,047 8.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 764 3.4 179,326 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 196 0.9 45,946 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,111 5.0 303,371 4.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,045 4.7 243,130 3.7 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 249 1.1 57,437 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 499 2.2 97,270 1.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 2,046 9.1 571,150 8.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 281 1.3 59,844 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,679 7.5 519,110 8.0 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 12,579 56.1 3,969,506 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 2,050 9.1 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 13,374 59.6 4,228,219 65.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 4,637 20.7 1,224,496 18.8 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,587 7.1 371,819 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 776 3.5 186,237 2.9 772,142 3.0
Not stated 2,050 9.1 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Currently serving 3 0.0 10,839 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 465 2.5 94,393 1.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 16,974 90.8 4,936,372 92.5 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,251 6.7 292,432 5.5 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,692 46.6 645,543 37.6 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,151 37.3 782,321 45.5 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 837 14.5 262,040 15.2 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 94 1.6 28,875 1.7 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.7 N/A 19.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.7 N/A 80.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 903 18.7 323,693 22.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 304 6.3 70,928 5.0 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,188 24.5 322,757 22.6 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 431 8.9 189,173 13.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 320 6.6 90,569 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,075 22.2 283,160 19.8 1,163,744 21.0
Other 390 8.1 97,725 6.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 224 4.6 49,854 3.5 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,848 75.9 2,390,232 88.9 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,808 24.1 298,029 11.1 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 8,063 91.1 1,755,423 73.4 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 637 7.2 332,251 13.9 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 36 0.4 289,120 12.1 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 81 0.9 10,455 0.4 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 48 0.5 7,798 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 310 3.5 122,594 5.1 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,299 14.7 456,624 19.1 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 4,504 50.9 992,656 41.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 2,512 28.4 778,065 32.6 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 172 1.9 32,490 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 456 5.2 179,348 7.5 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,980 33.7 856,243 35.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 3,225 36.4 880,945 36.9 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,996 22.6 440,086 18.4 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 192 2.2 33,611 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 5,690 64.3 1,676,129 70.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 2,864 32.4 619,542 25.9 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 290 3.3 94,559 4.0 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,819 43.2 768,730 32.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,773 31.3 862,658 36.1 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,889 21.3 681,419 28.5 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 181 2.0 41,752 1.7 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 185 2.1 35,676 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.8 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.4 N/A 24.2 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 265 N/A 370 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 1,107 58.6 413,492 60.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 573 30.3 210,437 30.9 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 209 11.1 57,493 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 N/A 1,859 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 2,105 75.9 637,758 73.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 359 12.9 133,287 15.5 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 308 11.1 91,606 10.6 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 157 50.5 32,862 50.1 403,709 49.7
Female 154 49.5 32,782 49.9 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 26 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 0.9 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,337 N/A 1,565 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Colac Otway % Colac Otway Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 250 N/A 330 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,361 N/A 1,600 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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