O'Connor WA 6163
Located in Western Australia, O'Connor sits 19 km from Perth CBD, around 23 minutes by car. The suburb has 460 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $85,228 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $335 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,766. O'Connor is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure and no recorded flood exposure. Walkability is high.
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataO'Connor's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $600,000, roughly 11% above where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$600,000
14% below its 4 neighbours (median $698,250)
Based on 33 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 47 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 6 sales $520K
- 2 bed 6 sales $715K
Houses
$1,130,000
7% below its 7 neighbours (median $1,217,500)
Based on 18 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 4 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 4 bed 8 sales $1.11M
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 202594 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6163.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.4% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Universities nearby
- 3.3 kmThe University of Notre Dame Australia - FremantleThe University of Notre Dame Australia · 121 courses
- 4.4 kmMurdoch University (Murdoch)Murdoch University · 257 courses
- 9.1 kmThe University of Western AustraliaThe University of Western Australia · 315 courses
3.9% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
O'Connor is very walkable on foot — at 71/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside O'Connor.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 70.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 41.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 29.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 19.4 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in O'Connor.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 17%
- Premises covered
- 1,559
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Fremantle: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
O'Connor is home to 460 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $85,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
460
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$85,228/yr
Census Median Rent
$335/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,766/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$47,528/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
20.3%
Total Dwellings
207
Owner-Occupier Rate
63.7%
Houses
67.1%
Rental Stress
20.4%
Mortgage Stress
24.9%
Work From Home
12.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
13 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 74 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 63.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 75.4%
- Employment Rate
- 62.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 52.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
32 residents (7.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
12% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (30 of 246).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 4,980 people work here; 246 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 20.2 jobs for every working resident. At least 95% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $4,033 a year through Fremantle based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Fremantle
In the year to August 2026, 176 new dwellings were approved across Fremantle. That mix is 77 houses and 99 units. Approvals are down 26.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Jandakot Aero, 9.4 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 41 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.1 km
- 3.7 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 745 mm
- 80 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.4°C
- 30 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.6°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
10 facilities within 5 km- 0.4 kmCleaning Compound ManufacturingTop reported: Chlorine & compounds · Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 0.4 kmBeer ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
- 0.7 kmCorrugated Paperboard and Paperboard Container ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 0.9 kmBeer ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Carbon monoxide
- 1.0 kmFuneral, Crematorium and Cemetery ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 6163, 599 of 50,752 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.7% (1,351 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6163, 11,683 rooftop-solar systems totalling 68.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 23,920 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 613 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 11 across postcode 6163.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $600,000 this is under the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Josh Wilson Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Josh Wilson | 68.7% | 31.3% | +1.8 |
| 2022 | Josh Wilson | 66.9% | 33.1% | -10.0 |
| 2019 | Josh Wilson | 56.9% | 43.1% | +0.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Lisa O'Malley WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lisa O'Malley ALP | 59.3% |
| 2021 | Lisa O'Malley ALP | 65.6% |
| 2017 | Lisa O'Malley ALP | 52.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in O'Connor?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about O'Connor
What natural hazards affect O'Connor?
O'Connor has no recorded bushfire history. No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of O'Connor?
O'Connor, WA had a population of 460 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for O'Connor, WA?
The postcode for O'Connor, WA is 6163.
How far is O'Connor from Perth?
O'Connor is 19 km from Perth CBD by road, about 23 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in O'Connor?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in O'Connor was $85,228 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in O'Connor?
There are too few current rental listings in O'Connor for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $335, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in O'Connor?
The median age of residents in O'Connor was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is O'Connor walkable?
O'Connor scores 71/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in O'Connor?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to O'Connor, Jandakot Aero (9.4 km away), summer days average 31.4°C, winter nights 7.6°C, 745 mm of rain a year over 80 rainy days, and 30 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in O'Connor?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does O'Connor belong to?
O'Connor sits within the Fremantle local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in O'Connor?
The average residential rates bill through Fremantle is $4,033 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near O'Connor?
Across Fremantle, 176 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 26.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is O'Connor in?
O'Connor sits within the federal Division of Fremantle, currently held by Josh Wilson (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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