Fremantle vs O'connor
O'Connor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Fremantle. In both, most households own their home. In Fremantle, most households are people living alone. In O'Connor, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Fremantle: a median of $1.42 million, against $1.13 million in O'Connor, and rent is higher there too. O'Connor is closer to the city centre: 19.3 km, against 21.5 km. On these figures, O'Connor tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Fremantle
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (11 vs 0)
- has more childcare (7 vs 1)
- But O'Connor has more separate houses rather than flats (67% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
O'Connor
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($1,150,000 vs $2,530,000)
- has cheaper houses ($1,130,000 vs $1,423,500)
- has cheaper units ($600,000 vs $698,250)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
O'Connor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $380/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Fremantle is more walkable (83/100 vs 71/100)
- O'connor sits closer to the CBD (19.3 km vs 21.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Fremantle
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (7 vs 1)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 33%)
- is more walkable (83/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Fremantle
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.7% vs -0.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Fremantle and O'connor drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Fremantle has more residents (9,251 vs 460); Fremantle rents higher ($380/wk vs $335/wk).
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,251 +95% vs other | 460 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.7% | -0.6% |
| Median age | 41 | 38 |
| Median household income | $94,744/yr +10% vs other | $85,228/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk +12% vs other | $335/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,423,500 | $1,130,000 |
| Median unit price | $698,250 | $600,000 |
| Median land price | $2,530,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 49 days from 135 sales | 4 days from 6 sales |
Unit price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
87 vs 6 sales
90 vs 6 sales
Development activity
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 176 across Fremantle same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -27% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.1% $882/wk on $1.5M | — |
| Units | 5.9% $700/wk on $619K | — |
Ranking within WA
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of WA | Higher than 50% of WA |
| Schools | Higher than 43% of WA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 97% of WA | Higher than 90% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 94% of WA | Higher than 83% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of WA | Higher than 72% of WA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 8% of WA | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 75% of WA | — |
Liveability
Fremantle is more walkable (83 vs 71).
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 62/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Fremantle carries more flood risk (25 vs 0).
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 93/100 | — |
| Flood | Low 25/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 47/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 11 within 5 km | 10 within 5 km |
Schools
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 11 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 0.0 km | 3 The University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle, 3.3 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
Schools in Fremantle
- East Fremantle Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- John Curtin College Of The Arts Government · Secondary above peers
- Fremantle Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Christian Brothers' College Catholic · Secondary below peers
- Lance Holt School Independent · Primary below peers
Schools in O'connor
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 137 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 15 | 0 |
| Childcare | 7 | 1 |
| GPs | 7 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 9 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 3 |
| EV chargers | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Fremantle sits further from the CBD (21.5 km vs 19.3 km).
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 83/100 | 71/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 21.5 km +10% vs other | 19.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 26 min | 23 min |
| Public transport score | 94/100 Rail · Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 786.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 70.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.0% postcode 6160 | 1.2% postcode 6163 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 6160 | 49 postcode 6163 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).
Setting
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.7 km 2.1 km to a named beach | 4.1 km 3.7 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 64/100 | 54/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 29% 7,423 premises | 17% 1,559 premises |
Climate
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 716 mm | 745 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.8°C | 31.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.4°C | 7.6°C |
Council rates
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $4,033/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fremantle same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fremantle same for both | |
| Member | Josh Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Fremantle | O'connor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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