O'Connor, WA Family Guide
WA 6163 · City of Fremantle
Discover O'Connor with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
How O'Connor rates for families
How we rate suburbs →Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.
Average of the 5 factors scored so far.
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Kids' activities5.0/5
16 kinds within 3 km
12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0
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School access0.0/5
0% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school
70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Parks & play0.0/5
0% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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GP access5.0/5
100% of homes within 1 km of a GP
75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Hot days2.5/5
19.2 days a year at 35°C or hotter
5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0
- Not rated yet:
- Public transport (not rated in WA yet)
- Commute to the city (not measured yet)
- Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
- Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
- Bushfire (not rated in WA yet)
Also known, not scored: Home internet — 100% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).
Data sources (8)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3, CC BY 4.0 — ASGS Edition 3 allocation file: Suburbs and Localities 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0 — Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- AroundSchools activity directory — AroundSchools activity directory (ACTIVE listings) (AroundSchools own data)
- © State of Western Australia (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 — Western Australian Schools Lists (CC BY 4.0)
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL — OpenStreetMap extract (walking network, OSRM foot profile) (ODbL 1.0)
- Geoscience Australia, National HealthDirect Health Facilities (from Healthdirect Australia's National Health Services Directory), CC BY 4.0 — National HealthDirect Health Facilities – General practice (CC BY 4.0)
- SILO climate data, Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0 — SILO gridded daily maximum temperature (CC BY 4.0)
- © NBN Co Limited, via data.gov.au, CC BY 4.0 — National Broadband Network: Broadband Service Footprints (fixed line) (CC BY 4.0)
Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around O'Connor
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Sports & local clubs around O'Connor
Football (AFL) around O'Connor
11 listed within 5 km of O'Connor
1.7 km from central O'Connor
1.9 km from central O'Connor
2.6 km from central O'Connor
Not finding it in O'Connor? Listed in Beaconsfield (1 · 2.3 km), Willagee (1 · 1.5 km), Hamilton Hill (1 · 2.1 km)
See all 11 within 5 km
- Melville Junior Football Club · Myaree · 3 km
- Melville JFC Auskick Centre · MYAREE · 3.1 km
- Palmyra JFC Auskick Centre · Melville · 3 km
- East Fremantle JFC Auskick Centre · EAST FREMANTLE · 3.2 km
- Cockburn JFC Auskick Centre · HAMILTON HILL · 3.4 km
- Attadale JFC Auskick Centre · Attadale · 4.6 km
- Bibra Lake JFC Auskick Centre · BIBRA LAKE · 4.7 km
- Booragoon JFC Auskick Centre · Booragoon · 4.9 km
Tennis around O'Connor
10 listed within 5 km of O'Connor
2.9 km from central O'Connor
3.1 km from central O'Connor
3.1 km from central O'Connor
Not finding it in O'Connor? Listed in Hamilton Hill (2 · 2.1 km), Melville (2 · 2.2 km), Kardinya (1 · 2.3 km)
See all 10 within 5 km
- Tennis at Spearwood · Hamilton Hill · 3.5 km
- K-Sports · Hamilton Hill · 4 km
- Next Generation Perth South · Bibra Lake · 4 km
- East Fremantle Lawn Tennis Club · East Fremantle · 4.1 km
- Tennis Factory at East Fremantle LTC · East Fremantle · 4.5 km
- Fremantle Lawn Tennis Club · Fremantle · 4.5 km
- Fremantle Topspin Tennis · Fremantle · 4.5 km
Soccer around O'Connor
9 listed within 5 km of O'Connor
1.9 km from central O'Connor
2.2 km from central O'Connor
3.3 km from central O'Connor
Not finding it in O'Connor? Listed in Beaconsfield (1 · 2.3 km), Coolbellup (1 · 2.4 km), Fremantle (1 · 4.7 km)
See all 9 within 5 km
- Junior Goals · Bibra Lake · 3.9 km
- East Fremantle Yacht Club · East Fremantle · 4.1 km
- Melville City Football Club · Booragoon · 4 km
- Cockburn City Soccer · Spearwood · 4.4 km
- Fremantle Dockers · Fremantle · 4.4 km
- East Fremantle Soccer Club · East Fremantle · 4.6 km
Martial arts around O'Connor
7 listed within 5 km of O'Connor · 2 in O'Connor
In O'Connor
In O'Connor
1.5 km from central O'Connor
See all 7 within 5 km
- Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate-do · Coolbellup · 2.4 km
- Melville Recreation Centre · Melville · 3.2 km
- Brian Mackie's Karate Melville · Melville · 3.2 km
- Kanga Karate Melville/Booragoon · Booragoon · 3.7 km
More sports
- Swimming (2 in O'Connor · 7 within 5 km) — Barrier Reef Pools Perth (0.1 km)
- Gymnastics & cheer (1 in O'Connor · 5 within 5 km) — Active Gymnastics (1.1 km)
More things to do around O'Connor
Arts & dance around O'Connor
5 listed within 5 km of O'Connor
1.5 km from central O'Connor
2.1 km from central O'Connor
3.2 km from central O'Connor
Not finding it in O'Connor? Listed in Willagee (1 · 1.5 km), Hamilton Hill (1 · 2.1 km), Fremantle (2 · 4.7 km)
See all 5 within 5 km
- Fremantle Arts Centre · Fremantle · 4.3 km
- The Studio School · Fremantle · 4.7 km
Tutoring & STEM around O'Connor
2 listed within 5 km of O'Connor
4.7 km from central O'Connor
Not finding it in O'Connor? Listed in Hamilton Hill (1 · 2.1 km), Fremantle (1 · 4.7 km), Booragoon (1 · 4.8 km)
See all 2 within 5 km
- The Learning Circle Tutor Pty Ltd · Hamilton Hill · 2.1 km
- Yoga & wellbeing (2 within 5 km) — The Dance Collective (1.5 km)Not finding it in O'Connor? Listed in Willagee (1 · 1.5 km), Myaree (1 · 3.2 km), Bibra Lake (1 · 5.3 km)
Schools within 3 km of O'Connor
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20 schools within 3 km of the O'Connor centre, none with a O'Connor address.
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 13)
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Parks (4 of 7)
Leonard Goold Park
Kardinya · 1.6 km
Dick Piercy Park
Kardinya · 1.8 km
Show 2 more Parks
Jack Jeffery Park
Kardinya · 1.7 km
John O'Sullivan Park
Palmyra · 1.9 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
14 Oct 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Storytime With Alton (Term 4, 2026) - Alternating Wednesdays
Winthrop · 4.3 km
Ages 2–4
Hosted by City of Melville - City of Melville EcoHub
Free
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29 Oct 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
Free Play - EcoHub (Term 4, 2026) | 29 October 2026 - 17 December 2026
Winthrop · 4.3 km
Hosted by City of Melville - EcoHub
Free
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Activities by age around O'Connor
Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.
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Fremantle Dockers Ages 2–17*
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Tennis Factory at East Fremantle LTC Ages 3–18*
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Fremantle United Soccer and Recreation Club Ages 4–18*
Free & low-cost
"Free" means the organiser marks it free; low-cost means a stated price of $15 or less.
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Storytime With Alton (Term 4, 2026) - Alternating Wednesdays
14 Oct 2026 – 9 Dec 2026 · Winthrop · 4.3 km · Free · Ages 2–4
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Free Play - EcoHub (Term 4, 2026) | 29 October 2026 - 17 December 2026
29 Oct 2026 – 17 Dec 2026 · Winthrop · 4.3 km · Free
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around O'Connor: 53 kids' activities within 5 km, parks and playgrounds, and 2 upcoming events.
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance, Tutoring & STEM, Yoga & wellbeing
- Schools
- 20 within 3 km
- Parks & places
- 13 verified playgrounds
- What's on
- 2 events in the next 60 days
- Free & low-cost
- 2 events
- Explore nearby
- Beaconsfield, Willagee, and Hamilton Hill
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Browse mapped places (88)
- Seton Catholic CollegeSchool
- Samson Primary SchoolSchool
- Hilton Primary SchoolSchool
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel School - HiltonSchool
- Caralee Community SchoolSchool
- Fremantle Language Development CentreSchool
- East Hamilton Hill Primary SchoolSchool
- North Lake Senior CampusSchool
- Melville Senior High SchoolSchool
- Palmyra Primary SchoolSchool
- Coolbellup Community SchoolSchool
- Christ the King SchoolSchool
- Kardinya Primary SchoolSchool
- Winterfold Primary SchoolSchool
- Coolbellup Learning CentreSchool
- Melville Primary SchoolSchool
- Fremantle CollegeSchool
- Port SchoolSchool
- Our Lady of Fatima SchoolSchool
- White Gum Valley Primary SchoolSchool
- Barrier Reef Pools PerthActivity
- Taekwondo Oh do Kwan O'ConnorActivity
- Bravos Brazilian Jiu JitsuActivity
- The Swim FactoryActivity
- Active GymnasticsActivity
- The Dance CollectiveActivity
- Onelife Taekwon do Perth South.Activity
- Winnacott JFC Auskick CentreActivity
- Fremantle City Dockers Auskick CentreActivity
- Fremantle United Soccer and Recreation ClubActivity
- The Learning Circle Tutor Pty LtdActivity
- Football Development ClinicsActivity
- Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate-doActivity
- Kardinya JFC Auskick CentreActivity
- Kardinya Tennis ClubActivity
- Jollettes Gymnastics South FremantleActivity
- Melville Junior Football ClubActivity
- Palmyra JFC Auskick CentreActivity
- Melville JFC Auskick CentreActivity
- Melville Palmyra Tennis ClubActivity
- Pop TennisActivity
- Melville Recreation CentreActivity
- Perth Dreams Gymnastics ClubActivity
- Brian Mackie's Karate MelvilleActivity
- Valerie Heston School of DancingActivity
- East Fremantle JFC Auskick CentreActivity
- East Fremantle Football ClubActivity
- Cockburn JFC Auskick CentreActivity
- Tennis at SpearwoodActivity
- Ying Li International Gymnastics AcademyActivity
- Protec HearingActivity
- Goodlife Health ClubsActivity
- Kanga Karate Melville/BooragoonActivity
- State SwimActivity
- Junior GoalsActivity
- Melville City Football ClubActivity
- Next Generation Perth SouthActivity
- K-SportsActivity
- East Fremantle Yacht ClubActivity
- East Fremantle Lawn Tennis ClubActivity
- Free Play - EcoHub (Term 4, 2026) | 29 October 2026 - 17 December 2026Event
- Storytime With Alton (Term 4, 2026) - Alternating WednesdaysEvent
- Sir Frederick Samson ParkPark or community place
- Harry Bailey ParkPark or community place
- Webber ReservePark or community place
- Leonard Goold ParkPark or community place
- Frederick Baldwin ParkPark or community place
- Jarvis ParkPark or community place
- Jack Jeffery ParkPark or community place
- Dick Piercy ParkPark or community place
- Winnacott ReservePark or community place
- Dick Lawrence OvalPark or community place
- John O'Sullivan ParkPark or community place
- Enright ReservePark or community place
- Roy Neal ReservePark or community place
- Fremantle Roosters Rugby League ClubPark or community place
- Hargreaves ParkPark or community place
- Len Packham ReservePark or community place
- Geo Thompson ParkPark or community place
- De Marchi ParkPark or community place
- Goodchild ParkPark or community place
- Baker SquarePark or community place
- Wheeler Street ReservePark or community place
- William Renton ParkPark or community place
- Morris Buzacott ReservePark or community place
- Winthrop ParkPark or community place
- Booyeembara ParkPark or community place
- 5/11 Hislop RoadHome for sale
Your council & community
O'Connor within City of Fremantle
5 of the council area’s 13 activity providers · 1st of 3 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around O'Connor
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
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For sale within 5 km
For sale within 5 km of O'Connor
Recently sold within 5 km of O'Connor
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Samson, WA 6163
Property Type: Semi-Detached
Willagee, WA 6156
Property Type: House
Kardinya, WA 6163
Property Type: House
Willagee, WA 6156
Property Type: Villa
Palmyra, WA 6157
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Hamilton Hill, WA 6163
Property Type: House
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Beaconsfield
3 activity providers · 2.3 km
Willagee
3 activity providers · 1.5 km
Hamilton Hill
4 activity providers · 2.1 km
Melville
5 activity providers · 2.2 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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O'Connor
Martial arts 2, Swimming 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1
0 schools · 0 parks
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Beaconsfield2.3 km · same council
Football (AFL) 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Soccer 1
4 schools · 2 parks
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Willagee1.5 km
Football (AFL) 1, Arts & dance 1, Martial arts 1, Yoga & wellbeing 1
2 schools · 4 parks
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Hamilton Hill2.1 km
Tennis 2, Football (AFL) 1, Arts & dance 1, Tutoring & STEM 1
6 schools · 9 parks
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Melville2.2 km
Martial arts 2, Tennis 2, Football (AFL) 1
2 schools · 2 parks
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Kardinya2.3 km
Football (AFL) 1, Tennis 1
2 schools · 5 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
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| O'Connor | Martial arts 2, Swimming 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaconsfield2.3 km · same council | Football (AFL) 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Soccer 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Willagee1.5 km | Football (AFL) 1, Arts & dance 1, Martial arts 1, Yoga & wellbeing 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Hamilton Hill2.1 km | Tennis 2, Football (AFL) 1, Arts & dance 1, Tutoring & STEM 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Melville2.2 km | Martial arts 2, Tennis 2, Football (AFL) 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kardinya2.3 km | Football (AFL) 1, Tennis 1 | 2 | 5 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.