5,917 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,251
- 2016: 5,481
- 2021: 5,917
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
O'Connor · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in O'Connor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 5,917 people living in O'Connor have never been married, reflecting a youthful community. The typical resident is 35, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure.
5,917
▲ +12.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is O'Connor — higher than 86% of areas.
| O'Connor | 5,917 |
|---|---|
| 2602, ACT | 34,540 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
O'Connor is larger than about 91% of similar areas. Its typical resident is 35, which is about the same as the ACT average but younger than the national figure.
35 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a low proportion of seniors, with those 65 and over making up 13.0% of the population, well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 are also a little below the state and national averages at 15.4%.
13.0% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →O'Connor splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Youth (15–24) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of the residents (49.4%) have never been married, while 14.0% are in de facto relationships, which is higher than most areas. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.4% of the population.
1.4% ▲ +63.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In O'Connor, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80102/o-connor/topic/demographics-identity