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O'connell QLD 4680

154 addresses · 17 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › O'connell · 432 km from Brisbane

Living Here

O'connell is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 399 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,333 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

399Population
43Median age
$2,333Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Telina - Toolooa statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: O'connell itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gladstone, 8.3 km north · Airport: Gladstone Airport, 7.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 56.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in O'connell

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, O'connell QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 57.9%

Population by age in O'connell
Population by age, O'connell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-429
5-1466
15-1924
20-2410
25-3434
35-4444
45-5475
55-6467
65-7432
75-847
85+0
Dwelling types in O'connell
Dwelling types, O'connell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House107
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in O'connell
Households by weekly income, O'connell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49917
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+33
Top ancestries in O'connell
Top ancestries, O'connell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian162
English144
Ancestry NS72
Irish40
Scottish40
Other27
Housing tenure in O'connell
Housing tenure, O'connell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned34
Mortgage56
Rented19
Other0
Cars per household in O'connell
Cars per household, O'connell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
247
326
4+18
Commute to work in O'connell
Commute to work, O'connell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car128
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in O'connell
Top countries of birth, O'connell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand15
England9
Germany5
Scotland3
South Africa3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,933 bird observations recorded near O'connell — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near O'connell

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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