| O'Connor Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 4743 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2602 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $490,000 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | North Canberra | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Molonglo | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fraser | ||||||||||||
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O'Connor is an Inner North suburb in Canberra, Australia. It lies between the suburbs of Lyneham and Turner. It was named after Richard Edward O'Connor (1851-1912), who was a judge in the High Court and a founder of the Australian constitution. Street names in O'Connor are named after explorers, Australian flora, legislators and pioneers. The suburb was gazetted on 20 September 1928. O'Connor is bounded by Wattle and David streets, and also includes the Bruce/O'Connor ridge nature reserve, the hilly area with many trees that lies between the houses in O'Connor, and the Australian Institute of Sport. Sports such as cricket are often played at the ovals at O'Connor district playing fields. O'Connor has a small shopping center which has the bar called the All Bar Nun, which was opened in 1996, which has large television screens where sporting events are often watched. The YHA youth hostel which was previously located in Dryandra street in O'Connor, relocated to 7 Akuna Street in Civic.
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Points of Interest
There are many points of interest in O'Connor. The O'Connor shops has "All Bar Nun", and a local favoutite fish and chips shop called "Flat Heads". Across the road from these are Canberra's Alliance Française and Croatian Club. St Joseph's primary school is located in O'Connor. The Anglican church of St Philip's in O'Connor was dedicated in 1961, and consecrated in 1981. The O'Connor ridge is a large strip of land that is use for bush walking and mountain biking.
Geology
Calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation is overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This rock is the limestone of the original title of Canberra "Limestone Plains". The higher parts of O'Connor in the west are different. Towards the south near Black Mountain is the Black Mountain Sandstone. Towards the north, and including O'Connor Ridge can be found Greywacke from the Ordovician age Pittman Formation.
References
- ^ Allhomes. Property values in O'Connor
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