2,783 ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,419
- 2016: 2,500
- 2021: 2,783
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ottoway · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ottoway
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 40% of people in Ottoway have never married, marking a distinct social profile for the area. The typical resident is 37, making Ottoway noticeably younger than the state average. This reflects a community with a strong presence of young and middle-aged adults.
2,783
▲ +15.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ottoway — higher than 83% of areas.
| Ottoway | 2,783 |
|---|---|
| 5013, SA | 10,654 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 2,783 is larger than about 83% of similar areas. Residents here are generally younger than those in South Australia and across the nation.
37 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A small proportion of the population is aged 65 and over, at 14%, which is well below both state and national figures. Children under 15 make up 17% of the community, a figure about the same as the state average.
14.0% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ottoway splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national and state figures. People in de facto relationships make up 9.7% of the area, slightly lower than the Australian average.
4.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ottoway splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ottoway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41081/ottoway/topic/demographics-identity