O'Connell is a close-knit residential community in New South Wales within the Oberon local government area (postcode 2795). The area has roughly 653 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $134K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
O'Connell has a median house price of $1.2 million, which has moved lower by 7.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,200.
O'Connell is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1056, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 28 bus stops. The crime rate in the Oberon LGA is low at 1,713 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, O'Connell shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.2M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 8.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -7.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.