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WA · Fremantle Council
O'Connor, 6163
Population
460
Growth (1 yr)
+1.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.7%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,639/wk
Employment rate
62.9%
Languages at home
21.3%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Indonesian, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- High desirability
Suburb profile
O'Connor is a well-connected smaller community in Fremantle Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs.
Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.
The overall desirability read is around average, pulled by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities compared with similar metro suburbs, though community and employment remain brighter spots.
At a glance
O'Connor snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$680/wk
Population (Census)
460
+1.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
16.9%
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
#41
among Metro Perth · Emerging
Safety
82nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
56th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
73rd
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
- 46.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 37% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 2679th in Australia
- State rank
- 255th in WA
- Peer rank
- #41 among Metro Perth · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #185 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 4,757
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries
Population
Population growth
+1.4% annual · +5.7% over 5 years · 56th percentile in WA
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 460
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,639
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 42 of 248
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,766
- Employment rate
- 62.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 139 / 35 / 31
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 are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 6,636
- Against the person
- 1,662
- Against property
- 4,142
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 89,675.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 82.2th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -56.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)738
- Drug Offences500
- Fraud & Related Offences570
- Property Damage713
- Stealing2206
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 9
- Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
- 1,064
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 73th
School list
- Hilton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1065 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 386 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Caralee Community SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1010 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 333 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Fremantle Language Development CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 991 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 227 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1064 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 190 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Seton Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1048 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 1,091 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Palmyra Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1113 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 536 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Samson Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1065 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 342 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Melville Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1071 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 1,398 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- East Hamilton Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1016 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 257 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 2.0 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
Public transport
23 public transport stops in this suburb
- Carrington St After Hope St
- South St After Hines Rd
- South St After Ladner St
- South St After Stockdale Rd
- South St After Yarrick St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
96 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 16 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 23 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 24 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 57/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 2.17
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 13.04
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 6.52
Food & drink(6)
- Big Loaf Factory BakeryBakery
7 Zeta Crescent
- The Salty Gnome CafeCafe
- SubwayFast food
- Deebo Burger & Beer BarRestaurant
- G Fun Cafe Chicken RiceRestaurant
- Golden Barbeque HouseRestaurant
Shopping(1)
No named venues listed.
Health & services(4)
- Apex RadiologyClinic
382 South Street
- Aliance PharmacyPharmacy
- Greencross VetVeterinary
- O'Connor VetVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(24)
- Anytime FitnessGym
- Jetts FitnessGym
South Street
- real fitnessGym
Unit 5 307 Stock Road
- Revo FitnessGym
- Playground (2)
- Portside BouldersSports centre
12 Murphy Street
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (16)
Transport(21)
21 bus stops
Other(39)
- Fridge and Washer CityAppliance
- Retra VisionAppliance
- Winning AppliancesAppliance
- Bbq
- BedshedBed
- DeRUCCIBed
- Forty WinksBed
- SnoozeBed
- Bench
- Bicycle SpokesBicycle
- Melody WheelsBicycle
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- AutobarnCar Parts
- Supercheap AutoCar Parts
382 South Street
- TJMCar Parts
- Super SoakersCar wash
- WA RugsCarpet
- Charity
- Portcare Op ShopCharity
- Salvos StoresCharity
Unit 6 & 8 378 South Street
- Espresso WorksCoffee
- Hilton Lunch BarDeli
- AdrenoFishing;Spearfishing;Wetsuits
- Aliance PumpsGarden Centre
- Harpers Food MarketGrocery
- Beewise Beekeeping EquipmentHardware
5 Zeta Crescent
- Allure LimousinesLimousine And Wedding Car Hire
4 Jones Street
- Perth Sauna & Massage ShopMassage
- Ultimate FootcareMassage
- WattylPaint
- City FarmersPet
- Vebas AquariumPet
1-3 Zeta Crescent
- Picnic Table
- G Force PrintingPrinter Ink
Unit 3 125 Garling Street
- JaycarRadiotechnics
5 Stockdale Road
- Direct Seafoods O'ConnorSeafood
- Bindoon BootsShoes
Unit 7 1-3 Zeta Crescent
- OfficeworksStationery
2 Stockdale Road
- PirtekYes
Unit 1 1-3 Zeta Crescent
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 5
- Nearest hospital
- Former Kaleeya Hospital (3.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Aliance PharmacyPharmacy
- Apex RadiologySouth StreetClinic
- South Street Dental CentreDentist
- South Street Medical CentreClinic
- Stack PhysioZeta CrescentPhysiotherapist
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)
- 2
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.0
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
- 29° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 51 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 198 mm · ~25 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- 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
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area 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
- Fremantle
- Member of Parliament
- Josh WILSON (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 118,331
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 31.3%Labor 68.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.8 km away).
Coalition 22.4%Labor 77.5%
8.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- HiltonLabor 83.3% · Coalition 16.7% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
- SamsonLabor 72.2% · Coalition 27.9% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- Hamilton Hill EastLabor 77.5% · Coalition 22.5% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
- Beaconsfield SouthLabor 76.2% · Coalition 23.8% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
- Kardinya WestLabor 68.6% · Coalition 31.4% TPP (2025)2.4 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)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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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