Clarendon Vale vs Acton Park

Clarendon Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 43 in Acton Park. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarendon Vale, most households rent. In Acton Park, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Acton Park: a median of $1.21 million, against $492,000 in Clarendon Vale, and rent is higher there too. Clarendon Vale is closer to the city centre: 15.1 km, against 20 km. On these figures, Clarendon Vale tends to suit renters, people living alone, and families with children, while Acton Park suits couples.

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

Acton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Clarendon Vale has cheaper houses ($492,500 vs $1,211,000)
  • Acton Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clarendon Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Acton Park leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Clarendon Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 18/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.1 km vs 20 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarendon Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 18/100)

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

Investors

Clarendon Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.0% vs 10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
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.

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Walkability 52 / 18
Clarendon Vale — Walkability: 52/100 Acton Park — Walkability: 18/100
Low fire risk 1 / 6
Clarendon Vale — Low fire risk: 1/100 Acton Park — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Acton Park has higher household incomes ($144,976 vs $47,892); Acton Park skews older (43 vs 29).

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Population 1,635 2,293
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.0% +10.3%
Median age 29 43
Median household income $47,892/yr $144,976/yr
+203% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $350/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
0-4 7.6% / 4.7%
Clarendon Vale — 0-4: 7.6% Acton Park — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 19.7% / 13.8%
Clarendon Vale — 5-14: 19.7% Acton Park — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 7.7% / 8.0%
Clarendon Vale — 15-19: 7.7% Acton Park — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 7.6% / 5.5%
Clarendon Vale — 20-24: 7.6% Acton Park — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 17.2% / 8.6%
Clarendon Vale — 25-34: 17.2% Acton Park — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 12.6% / 11.9%
Clarendon Vale — 35-44: 12.6% Acton Park — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 8.4% / 16.1%
Clarendon Vale — 45-54: 8.4% Acton Park — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 9.8% / 16.0%
Clarendon Vale — 55-64: 9.8% Acton Park — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 7.2% / 10.2%
Clarendon Vale — 65-74: 7.2% Acton Park — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 2.4% / 4.1%
Clarendon Vale — 75-84: 2.4% Acton Park — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 0.6% / 0.4%
Clarendon Vale — 85+: 0.6% Acton Park — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Vale 21.5% couple families
Clarendon Vale — Couple Families: 21.5% Clarendon Vale — One Parent Families: 40.0% Clarendon Vale — Lone Person: 30.3% Clarendon Vale — Group Household: 5.3% Clarendon Vale — Other Families: 3.0%
Acton Park 76.2% couple families
Acton Park — Couple Families: 76.2% Acton Park — One Parent Families: 8.1% Acton Park — Lone Person: 13.5% Acton Park — Group Household: 2.2% Acton Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Vale 66.9% renting
Clarendon Vale — Owned Outright: 13.6% Clarendon Vale — Mortgage: 19.5% Clarendon Vale — Renting: 66.9%
Acton Park 2.2% renting
Acton Park — Owned Outright: 45.7% Acton Park — Mortgage: 52.1% Acton Park — Renting: 2.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 16.0%
Clarendon Vale — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Acton Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 15.1%
Clarendon Vale — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Acton Park — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 8.2%
Clarendon Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Acton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 5.2%
Clarendon Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Acton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 3.1%
Clarendon Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Acton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
England 1.2% / 4.1%
Clarendon Vale — England: 1.2% Acton Park — England: 4.1%
Vietnam 1.1% / —
Clarendon Vale — Vietnam: 1.1% Acton Park — Vietnam: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Clarendon Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest Acton Park — New Zealand: 1.1%
China 0.7% / 0.4%
Clarendon Vale — China: 0.7% Acton Park — China: 0.4%
Sri Lanka 0.9% / —
Clarendon Vale — Sri Lanka: 0.9% Acton Park — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Nepal 0.9% / —
Clarendon Vale — Nepal: 0.9% Acton Park — Nepal: not among its largest
Pakistan 0.9% / —
Clarendon Vale — Pakistan: 0.9% Acton Park — Pakistan: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Clarendon Vale — Scotland: not among its largest Acton Park — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Clarendon Vale — Germany: not among its largest Acton Park — Germany: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Vale 91.4% houses
Clarendon Vale — Houses: 91.4% Clarendon Vale — Townhouses: 7.9% Clarendon Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Acton Park 99.3% houses
Acton Park — Houses: 99.3% Acton Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Acton Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Median house price $492,500 $1,211,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 11 sales
 29 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Acton Park has more rural and farming land (64% vs 12%); Acton Park has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 9%).

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Rural and farming 12% 64%
Residential 57% 0%
Environmental 9% 24%
Parks and recreation 13% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Industrial 0% 4%
Commercial 1% 0%
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

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
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.

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Houses 5.1%
$540/wk on $550K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of TAS Higher than 99% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 85% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of TAS
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of TAS —

Liveability

Clarendon Vale is more walkable (52 vs 18); Acton Park scores higher overall (59 vs 26).

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Grade D B
Score 26/100 59/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
94/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 9.2 km
 None

Schools in Clarendon Vale

  • Clarendon Vale Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Acton Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Acton Park sits further from the CBD (20 km vs 15.1 km).

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Walkability score 52/100 18/100
Distance to Hobart 15.1 km 20 km
+32% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min
same for both
Public transport score 85/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 23.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 7019
 1.3%
postcode 7170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 7019
 47
postcode 7170

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.

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Car (driver) 77.3% / 78.2%
Clarendon Vale — Car (driver): 77.3% Acton Park — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 2.7% / 13.7%
Clarendon Vale — Worked from Home: 2.7% Acton Park — Worked from Home: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 5.6%
Clarendon Vale — Car (passenger): 8.2% Acton Park — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus 10.9% / 1.9%
Clarendon Vale — Bus: 10.9% Acton Park — Bus: 1.9%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.5%
Clarendon Vale — Walked Only: 0.8% Acton Park — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km
2.7 km to a named beach
 2.1 km
3.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
Connectivity score 74/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
713 premises
 58%
800 premises

Climate

Clarendon Vale Acton Park
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Clarendon Vale

Affordable Coastal Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Transport Hub

Acton Park

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Luxury Middle-Ring River

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