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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
O'Connor, 2602
Est. population · Jun 2025
5,394
Growth (1 yr)
+0.3%
Growth (5 yr)
-0.3%
Median age
35
Median income
$2,518/wk
Employment rate
67.7%
Languages at home
17.7%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Vietnamese, Arabic
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
O'Connor is a practical mid-sized suburb in Unincorporated ACT, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Period homes and heritage streetscapes give the area a character that newer suburbs rarely match.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with community and employment, plus growth momentum the standout strengths.
At a glance
O'Connor snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
5,394
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#21
among Metro Canberra · Established
Safety
46th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
48th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
92nd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 64.2/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 31% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 624th in Australia
- State rank
- 33rd in ACT
- Peer rank
- #21 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #33 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 75%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
5,394(June 2025)
+0.3% annual · -0.3% over 5 years · 48th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.3%
- 5-year growth
- -0.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +19
- Change in 5 years
- -19
- Growth rank in ACT
- 48th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~5,550), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5,917
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $2,518
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 174 of 2,432
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 67.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,486 / 353 / 416
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 89
- Against the person
- 16
- Against property
- 58
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 16.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 370 residents
- State safety percentile
- 46th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -49%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv9
- Burglary Other9
- Other Offences15
- Property Damage18
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)25
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Quarterly XLSX release
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 7
- Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
- 1,135
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 92th
School list
- O'Connor Cooperative SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1141 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 60 students · Top SEA quarter 64% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Black Mountain SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 108 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Lyneham Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 498 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1130 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 334 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Turner SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1141 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 318 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Brindabella Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1154 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 72% · 929 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Lyneham High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1132 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 1,034 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
247 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 restaurants · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 3 places of worship · 8 playgrounds · 1 dog parks
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 37 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 45 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 80/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.85
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.86
Food & drink(5)
- FlatheadsFast food
- DuxtonPub
- KopikuRestaurant
- The Verandah (Alivio Tourist Park Canberra)Restaurant
20 Kunzea Street
- TUDO VietnameseRestaurant
Unit 2 7 Sargood Street
Shopping(2)
- IGASupermarket
3 Sargood Street
Community(3)
- Black Mountain SchoolSchool
- O'Connor Cooperative SchoolSchool
- Saint Josephs PrimarySchool
Health & services(1)
- Capital Chemist O'ConnorPharmacy
9 Sargood Street
Sport & outdoors(56)
- Inner North Dog ParkDog park
- Banksia Street WetlandPark
- Jandura ParkPark
- Park (9)
- Boronia Drive Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Cockle Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Correa Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- David Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Finn Street Central Community PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (2)
- Wongoola Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (35)
Entertainment(1)
- Wongoola Close LookoutViewpoint
Transport(37)
37 bus stops
Other(52)
- Bbq
- Bench (10)
- Van Site - 108Camp Pitch
- Van SIte - 109Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 110Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 116Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 121Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 122Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 124Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 126Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 128Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 129Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 130Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 132Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 133Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 134Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 135Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 136Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 137Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 138Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 140Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 141Camp Pitch
- Van Site - 142Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 111Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 112Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 113Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 114Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 117Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 118Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 119Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 120Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 125Camp Pitch
- Van Site with Ensuite - 127Camp Pitch
- Alivio Tourist Park CanberraDrinking water
- Drinking water (2)
- O’Connor Community GardenGarden
- Information (3)
- Laundry
- Parking (23)
- Visitor ParkingParking
- Parking Space (46)
- Picnic Table (12)
- O'Connor Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Saint Josephs CatholicPlace of worship
- St. Philip'sPlace of worship
- Post Box (2)
- O'Connor Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- Shelter
- Anesbury CourtSocial Facility
- Telephone
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Banksia Street WetlandPark
- Jandura ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 19
- Parks (OSM)
- 11
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- O'Connor Uniting Church
- Saint Josephs Catholic
- St. Philip's
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Calvary Bruce Private Hospital (2.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Capital Chemist O'ConnorSargood StreetPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 129
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.9
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 171 mm · ~21 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 169 mm · ~21 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 1°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register.
2026· 6 proposals
August 2026
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
July 2026
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
March 2026
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2026
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2025· 22 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
November 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
September 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2025
- DUALO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2024· 14 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCO'CONNOR · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- TTM 26041 Dale Hitchcock - Bauhina Street Active Travel Improvments TTM 1 - TTM 2Bauhinia - both directions: from Fairfax Street to Quandong Street.7 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 to 5 pm Friday 28 August 2026.26 May 2026 – 28 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Heritage
176 heritage places
- 13th Canberra Scout Hall 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsORF 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsBRF 13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsORF 23 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsORF33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsORF 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsORF23 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsORF 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsORF 23 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Canberra Nature Park Fire TrailsBRF 23 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Canberra
- Member of Parliament
- Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 102,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.0 km away).
Coalition 16.3%Labor 83.7%
7.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- LynehamLabor 85.7% · Coalition 14.3% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- Lyneham EastLabor 84.4% · Coalition 15.6% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- TurnerLabor 85.6% · Coalition 14.4% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- City North (Canberra)Labor 79.5% · Coalition 20.5% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- Kaleen SouthLabor 78.9% · Coalition 21.1% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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