O'Malley, Australian Capital Territory


O'Malley is a suburb in the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory district of Woden Valley. At the, O'Malley had a population of 991 people. There are numerous embassies in O'Malley. In 2011, 42.8% of the population was foreign-born, the fifth-highest for any Canberra suburb.
The suburb is named after King O'Malley, who was the politician who arranged the competition for a design for Canberra. Streets in O'Malley are named with Aboriginal words.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 991 people in O'Malley. 52.0% of people were born in Australia and 52.9% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 27.4% and No Religion 20.0%.

Geology

Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite are under the suburb. To the east in the valley bottom is Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff and up the slopes of Mount Mugga Mugga are Deakin Volcanics coarse dark purple rhyodacite.

Embassies