O'Connell bushfire risk
Of O'Connell’s 313 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 91.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, O'Connell’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in O'Connell
Flood and bushfire areas across O'Connell. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near O'Connell
O'Connell sits in the Oberon council area, which recorded 212 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 212 total. Figures are for the whole Oberon council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in O'Connell
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so O'Connell shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in O'Connell
O'Connell is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in O'Connell
O'Connell can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in O'Connell
At the 2021 Census, 6% of O'Connell’s 653 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near O'Connell
Oberon council approved 19 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Oberon council area (not just O'Connell). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.