$275 ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $275
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ottoway · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ottoway
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Affordability has remained a key feature of Ottoway, where housing costs are well below national levels. Most people live in detached houses, though the area has a higher proportion of renters than is typical for most of Australia.
$275
▲ +37.5%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ottoway — lower than 52% of areas.
| Ottoway | $275 |
|---|---|
| 5013, SA | $260 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $275 and monthly mortgage payment of $1,408 are both well below the national figures. These costs are also a little below the South Australian average for rent and about the same for mortgages.
$1,408 ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,383
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,408
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Ottoway, the largest group is $200–$349 at 50%, followed by Under $200 (27%) and $350–$549 (22%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ottoway, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 33.6% of households renting. Conversely, those who own their homes outright make up 26.5%, which is well below both state and national figures.
33.6% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
26.5% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Ottoway splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (34%), with Owned outright at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 73.6% of homes, though this is much lower than in most similar areas. Homes here tend to be smaller, as only 69.6% have three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
73.6% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.6% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ottoway, Separate house is the majority at 74%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 23%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ottoway, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 2 bedrooms is next at 27%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ottoway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41081/ottoway/topic/housing-dwellings