O'Connor flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of O'Connor
(Canberra Central, ACT) - 4.12 km², mapped from live district and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to O'Connor's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over O'Connor
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
O'Connor at a glance
How O'Connor is zoned
Buying in O'Connor? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 4.12 km², O'Connor is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 41% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 183 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Suburban. The median lot measures about 803 m² across 1,766 parcels.
Who lives in O'Connor
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the O'Connor suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1119, and decile 8 within the Australian Capital Territory. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of O'Connor's 5,917 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of O'Connor (ACT), the wider ABS statistical area containing O'Connor. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than O'Connor itself.
4,752 in 2001 to 5,921 in 2025, up 25%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
O'Connor data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific O'Connor address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of O'Connor. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
See what's in the $9 report →O'Connor planning - frequently asked
Is O'Connor flood-prone?
About 3% of O'Connor falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the district-wide suburb average of 8%. Published flood models are held over parts of O'Connor; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is O'Connor bushfire-prone?
Around 41% of O'Connor is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Canberra Central average of 17%.
Is O'Connor under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 81% of O'Connor in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in O'Connor?
The dominant planning zone in O'Connor is Suburban, though the suburb also includes Designated and Transport.
Does O'Connor have heritage-listed places?
O'Connor has 183 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in O'Connor?
Across 1,766 surveyed parcels in O'Connor, the median lot size is about 803 m². There are also 1,925 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does O'Connor have a train station?
There is no train station inside O'Connor itself. The suburb is served by 28 bus stops.
What is the population of O'Connor?
At the 2021 Census O'Connor had 5,917 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider O'Connor (ACT) statistical area, which contains O'Connor, went from 4,752 people in 2001 to 5,921 in 2025, up 25%.
Is O'Connor an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), O'Connor scores 1119 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within the Australian Capital Territory (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in O'Connor?
Median household income in O'Connor was $2,518 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,434 for the typical suburb in Canberra Central. Median rent was $451 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyneham | 1.6 km | 5% | 23% |
| Turner | 1.6 km | 3% | 0% |
| Bruce Belconnen |
2.2 km | 0% | 60% |
| Dickson | 2.3 km | 3% | 0% |
| Braddon | 2.5 km | 0% | <1% |
| Acton | 2.9 km | 42% | 12% |
| Downer | 2.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| Ainslie | 3.0 km | <1% | 32% |
| Aranda Belconnen |
3.1 km | 0% | 44% |
| Kaleen Belconnen |
3.1 km | <1% | 34% |