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Otway

Victoria · Colac - Corangamite · Warrnambool and South West

This profile uses the ABS Otway statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Otway is a locality in the Colac - Corangamite area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Otway SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1043 (gov)
Childcare
4
NQS-rated services
Median house
$777,500
-25.4% YoY
Population
3,974
+1.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Otway SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lavers Hill K-12 College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Otway.

Sector Government
Years Prep-12
Students 57
ICSEA 935
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Otway (VIC catchment data).

See the catchment on the map

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Otway

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Apollo Bay Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Apollo Bay
    Exceeding NQS
  • Apollo Bay Child Care Services
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Apollo Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Forrest Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Forrest
    Meeting NQS
  • Lavers Hill and District Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 14 places · Lavers Hill
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
2
Parks
14
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Otway SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 99.1% of the SA2

This shows whether the Otway SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$777,500
House price YoY
-25.4%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
3,974
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.20%
2024→25
Net change
+48
people / yr
Density
3
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+48
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-9
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+32
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+25

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Otway
+1.20%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%