Acton Park vs Cambridge

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Acton Park, the large majority of households are couple families. In Cambridge, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Acton Park: a median of $1.21 million, against $920,000 in Cambridge, though rent is higher in Cambridge. Cambridge is closer to the city centre: 14 km, against 20 km. On these figures, Acton Park tends to suit couples, while Cambridge suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Cambridge

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Acton Park is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 63%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Cambridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,211,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Acton Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $410/wk)
  • But Cambridge has a bigger rental market to choose from (12% vs 2%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cambridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (14 km vs 20 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Cambridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.2% vs 10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Acton Park and Cambridge drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Acton Park Cambridge
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Acton Park Cambridge
Walkability 18 / 17
Acton Park — Walkability: 18/100 Cambridge — Walkability: 17/100
Low fire risk 6 / 9
Acton Park — Low fire risk: 6/100 Cambridge — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Acton Park has more residents (2,293 vs 1,454); Acton Park has higher household incomes ($144,976 vs $106,496).

Acton Park Cambridge
Population 2,293
+37% vs other
 1,454
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +25.2%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $144,976/yr
+27% vs other
 $106,496/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $410/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Acton Park Cambridge
0-4 4.7% / 5.4%
Acton Park — 0-4: 4.7% Cambridge — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.8% / 13.4%
Acton Park — 5-14: 13.8% Cambridge — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 8.0% / 4.0%
Acton Park — 15-19: 8.0% Cambridge — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.5% / 4.8%
Acton Park — 20-24: 5.5% Cambridge — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 8.6% / 12.8%
Acton Park — 25-34: 8.6% Cambridge — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 11.9% / 13.3%
Acton Park — 35-44: 11.9% Cambridge — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 16.1% / 13.1%
Acton Park — 45-54: 16.1% Cambridge — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 16.0% / 14.0%
Acton Park — 55-64: 16.0% Cambridge — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 10.2% / 11.8%
Acton Park — 65-74: 10.2% Cambridge — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 4.1% / 5.4%
Acton Park — 75-84: 4.1% Cambridge — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.4% / 0.7%
Acton Park — 85+: 0.4% Cambridge — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Acton Park 76.2% couple families
Acton Park — Couple Families: 76.2% Acton Park — Lone Person: 13.5% Acton Park — One Parent Families: 8.1% Acton Park — Group Household: 2.2% Acton Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Cambridge 47.8% couple families
Cambridge — Couple Families: 47.8% Cambridge — Lone Person: 33.1% Cambridge — One Parent Families: 15.0% Cambridge — Group Household: 3.3% Cambridge — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Acton Park 2.2% renting
Acton Park — Owned Outright: 45.7% Acton Park — Mortgage: 52.1% Acton Park — Renting: 2.2%
Cambridge 12.3% renting
Cambridge — Owned Outright: 41.4% Cambridge — Mortgage: 46.3% Cambridge — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Acton Park Cambridge
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 17.5%
Acton Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Cambridge — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.1% / 12.3%
Acton Park — Bachelor Degree: 15.1% Cambridge — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 9.4%
Acton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Cambridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 4.5%
Acton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Cambridge — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.4%
Acton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Cambridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Acton Park Cambridge
England 4.1% / 2.1%
Acton Park — England: 4.1% Cambridge — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.1%
Acton Park — New Zealand: 1.1% Cambridge — New Zealand: 1.1%
China 0.4% / 1.2%
Acton Park — China: 0.4% Cambridge — China: 1.2%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Acton Park — South Africa: not among its largest Cambridge — South Africa: 0.8%
India 0.2% / 0.5%
Acton Park — India: 0.2% Cambridge — India: 0.5%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Acton Park — Scotland: 0.5% Cambridge — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Acton Park — Germany: 0.5% Cambridge — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Acton Park 99.3% houses
Acton Park — Houses: 99.3% Acton Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Acton Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cambridge 91.9% houses
Cambridge — Houses: 91.9% Cambridge — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Cambridge — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Acton Park Cambridge
Median house price $1,211,000 $920,000
Median unit price — $590,000
Median land price — $900,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 15 sales
 34 days
from 15 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Acton Park Cambridge
3 bed $1M / $862K
Acton Park — 3 bed: $1M (10 sales) Cambridge — 3 bed: $862K (18 sales)

10 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.26M / $1.1M
Acton Park — 4 bed: $1.26M (18 sales) Cambridge — 4 bed: $1.1M (9 sales)

18 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Acton Park has more rural and farming land (64% vs 51%).

Acton Park Cambridge
Rural and farming 64% 51%
Environmental 24% 19%
Parks and recreation 8% 12%
Industrial 4% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Other and special use 0% 1%
Planning zones cover 100% of Acton Park and 90% of Cambridge. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Acton Park Cambridge
New dwellings approved 291
across Clarence
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Acton Park Cambridge
Houses — 3.0%
$675/wk on $1.19M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Acton Park Cambridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of TAS
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 86% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of TAS

Liveability

Acton Park Cambridge
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Acton Park Cambridge
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
91/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
20/100
 Moderate
65/100
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Acton Park Cambridge
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Acton Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Cambridge

  • Cambridge Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Acton Park Cambridge
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Acton Park sits further from the CBD (20 km vs 14 km).

Acton Park Cambridge
Walkability score 18/100 17/100
Distance to Hobart 20 km
+30% vs other
 14 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 18 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 90/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 7170
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 7170
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Acton Park Cambridge
Car (driver) 78.2% / 80.1%
Acton Park — Car (driver): 78.2% Cambridge — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 13.7% / 10.0%
Acton Park — Worked from Home: 13.7% Cambridge — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.2%
Acton Park — Car (passenger): 5.6% Cambridge — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bus 1.9% / 1.9%
Acton Park — Bus: 1.9% Cambridge — Bus: 1.9%
Walked Only 0.5% / 2.8%
Acton Park — Walked Only: 0.5% Cambridge — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Acton Park Cambridge
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km
3.5 km to a named beach
 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Acton Park Cambridge
Connectivity score 77/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
800 premises
 62%
1,130 premises

Climate

Acton Park Cambridge
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Acton Park Cambridge
Average residential rate $2,189/yr
same for both
Council Clarence
same for both

Federal electorate

Acton Park Cambridge
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Acton Park Cambridge
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Acton Park

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Luxury Middle-Ring River

Cambridge

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Premium Transport Hub

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