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.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Otway SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Lavers Hill K-12 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Otway.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Otway (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe 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
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-12Enrolment340ICSEA1043
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-12Enrolment57ICSEA935
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment30ICSEA1009
- Primary · Government · Years 4-6Enrolment4ICSEA—
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSApollo Bay KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Apollo Bay
- Meeting NQSApollo Bay Child Care ServicesCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Apollo Bay
- Meeting NQSForrest Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Forrest
- Meeting NQSLavers Hill and District PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 14 places · Lavers Hill
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- 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.
Climate & hazards
- 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $777,500
- House price YoY
- -25.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+48Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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