O'Connor
Australian Capital Territory · North Canberra · Australian Capital Territory
Why “O'Connor (ACT)”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of O'Connor into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
O'Connor is a locality in the North Canberra area of Australian Capital Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the O'Connor (ACT) SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the O'Connor (ACT) SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in O'Connor
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for ACT yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in O'Connor (ACT)
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment334ICSEA1130
- Special · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment108ICSEA1030
- Primary · Government · Years K-2Enrolment60ICSEA1141
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All ACT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCommunities@Work Emmaus Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Dickson
- Exceeding NQSPinocchio Early Learning Centre DicksonCentre-Based Care · 95 places · Dickson
- Exceeding NQSEmmaus Christian School CanberraCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Dickson
- Exceeding NQSBlue Gum Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Dickson
- Exceeding NQSMajura Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Dickson
- Exceeding NQSMajura Primary School - Watson Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Watson
- Exceeding NQSSt Joseph’s Early Learning Centre O’ConnorCentre-Based Care · 44 places · O'connor
- Exceeding NQSWattle Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Lyneham
- Exceeding NQSBlue Gum Early Learning Centre HackettCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Hackett
- Exceeding NQSBlue Gum Outside School Hours (BGOSH)Centre-Based Care · 28 places · Hackett
- Exceeding NQSAinslie School - Ainslie Baker Gardens Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Ainslie
- Exceeding NQSNorth Ainslie Primary School - Hackett Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Hackett
+ 15 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+16Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in North Canberra
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Parkes (ACT) - North+15.3%332 ppl
- 02Acton+5.7%3,616 ppl
- 03Dickson+3.1%4,179 ppl
- 04Watson+1.9%7,377 ppl
- 05Turner+1.7%4,888 ppl
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