O'Connor was named after Richard Edward O’Connor (1851-1912) who was a Legislator, Federalist and one of the Founders of the Constitution. He was a member of the Drafting Committee at the 1897-98 Federal Convention which prepared the Federation Bill which, with some amendments, became the Constitution. Richard O’Connor was elected as a Senator for New South Wales in 1901 and was Judge of the High Court of Australia in 1903.
The suburb name "O'Connor" was gazetted on 20 September 192
Street names in O'Connor are named after Australian flora, legislators, pioneers and explorers.
Distance to City GPO: 1.0 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
CANBERRA CENTRE - 3.0 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 2.5 km
Primary School:
O'CONNOR COOPERATIVE SCHOOL, O'CONNOR - 0.7 km
High School:
LYNEHAM HIGH, LYNEHAM - 1.4 km
College:
DARAMALAN COLLEGE - 2.1 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 2.6 km
| Average age: | 36 years |
| Houses: | 81.3% |
| Townhouses: | 7.4% |
| Flats & units: | 11.3% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 4,911 |