suburb.guide

TAS · Clarence Council

Acton Park, 7170

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,380

Growth (1 yr)

+0.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.1%

Median age

43

Median income

$2,788/wk

Employment rate

68.9%

University qualified

28.9%

Work from home

11.8%

Languages at home

3.5%non-English

Most common: Greek, Polish, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.3/100
Average

172nd in TAS

Verified 84% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
What Acton Park is known for: Beach

Using this data? Cite or embed. Publishers

Suburb snapshot infographic

Download PNG
Acton Park, TAS suburb snapshot — Suburb Guide

Embed this snapshot

The image links to the canonical suburb page. Copy the HTML as-is.

Acton Park, TAS suburb snapshot — Suburb Guide

Cite this suburb snapshot

Suburb Guide, “Acton Park, TAS Suburb Guide”, updated 2 October 2026, https://suburb.guide/tas/acton-park-tas

No registration is required. Please keep the link to the suburb page.

Suburb profile

Acton Park is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Hobart, in Clarence Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is set against the Meehan Range and close to the Ralphs Bay.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 18% above the peer median, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 46% below the peer median. The main trade-offs are higher rents and more mapped flood cover, with median rents 72% above the peer median.

Acton Park is a better fit for people who value socio-economic advantage and daily services more than lower rents.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Tasmania (41)

Strengths

  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Roches Beach
  • Ralphs Bay
  • Meehan Range

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Acton Park compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$900/wk

Population (ERP)

2,380

+0.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

2.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#8

among Metro Hobart · Emerging

Pop. growth

50th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

2%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
40.3/100 — Average
National rank
4347th in Australia
State rank
172nd in TAS
Peer rank
#8 among Metro Hobart · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#49 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data confidence
84%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$900
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
1

Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

2,380(June 2025)

+0.4% annual · +6.1% over 5 years · 50th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
+6.1%
Change in 1 year
+9
Change in 5 years
+136
Growth rank in TAS
50th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,550), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,293
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,788
Dwelling vacancy
2.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
21 of 753
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
45.7% / 52.1% / 2.2%
Employment rate
68.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.8% / 1.2% / 73.1%
Walked or cycled to work
0.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
728 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

28.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 19.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified28.9% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified10.1% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational19.7% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below41.3% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce21.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.2%
  • Health14.8%
  • Society and culture14.4%
  • Education10.2%
  • Architecture and building7.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$64,571

99th percentile in TAS · +10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$69,800

99th percentile in TAS · +7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

94th percentile in TAS · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$152,865

100th percentile in TAS · +141% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

33rd percentile in TAS · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7170 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
3,799
Taxpayers reporting net rent
643
Median net rent
$221
Taxpayers reporting business income
397
Taxable income vs state median
+22%
Salary / wages vs state median
+20%
Rental investment vs state median
+55%
Super vs state median
+103%
Business income vs state median
-9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in TAS, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

3.5% speak a language other than English at home; 10.9% born overseas

Language at home
2,179 English only · 80 other
Non-English at home
3.5%
Born overseas
246 (10.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
49 (2.1%)
Australian citizens
2,176
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
9

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Greek7 · 17.1%
  • Polish6 · 14.6%
  • Arabic5 · 12.2%
  • Urdu5 · 12.2%
  • Bengali4 · 9.8%
  • French4 · 9.8%
  • Punjabi4 · 9.8%
  • Italian3 · 7.3%

Religion

49.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 49.5%, while Christianity accounts for 45.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion49.5%49.6%
Christianity45.6%38.4%
Other / not stated4.8%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.7%12.7%
Anglican16.8%14.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Clarence Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
3,536
Against the person
482
Against property
2,927
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
55.5
State crime-rate percentile
69.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+4.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
176
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
73.95

Most common offence types

  • Offences Against Property
  • Offences Against The Person
  • Total Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

37 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Acton Rd near Axiom Way
  • No.212 Acton Drive
  • No.320 Acton Drive (near Berwick Cl)
  • No.490 Acton Rd
  • No.530 Acton Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

48 mapped amenities

1 sports centres · 19 swimming pools · 1 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Well connected by public transport — 37 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 21 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(26)
  • Roches BeachBeach
  • Airport to HobartCycling route
  • Hobart airport shared pathCycling route
  • Tangara TrailCycling route
  • Single Hill Bush ReserveNature reserve
  • Steves Swim SchoolSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (19)
Transport(22)

22 bus stops

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Single Hill Bush ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.9%
Woodland / forest cover
1.9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
18°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
The Hobart Clinic (5.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
42
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.6

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
18° / 11°
Rainfall
201 mm · ~25 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
15° / 9°
Rainfall
207 mm · ~26 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
11° / 5°
Rainfall
246 mm · ~31 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
14° / 7°
Rainfall
213 mm · ~27 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • Acton47 Everton PL, Acton Park, 7170Permanently Registered
  • Acton View34 OPUS DR, ACTON PARK, 7170Permanently Registered

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
19.4% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Franklin
Member of Parliament
Julie COLLINS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
83,693
Turnout (2025)
94.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 30.6%Labor 69.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.0 km away).

Coalition 28.9%Labor 71.0%

1.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Clarendon ValeLabor 76.2% · Coalition 23.9% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
  • Seven Mile BeachLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • LauderdaleLabor 70.2% · Coalition 29.9% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
  • CambridgeLabor 67.0% · Coalition 33.0% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
  • RokebyLabor 74.8% · Coalition 25.2% TPP (2025)4.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Clarence Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Tasmania.