Railton vs Acacia Hills

Acacia Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Railton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Acacia Hills, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Acacia Hills: a median of $800,000, against $420,000 in Railton. On these figures, Railton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Acacia Hills 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

Acacia Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Railton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($155,000 vs $305,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Railton has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 2%)
  • Acacia Hills leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Railton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (263.2 km vs 285.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (194 min vs 207 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Acacia Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs 8.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Railton Acacia Hills
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.

Railton Acacia Hills
Walkability 0 / 0
Railton — Walkability: 0/100 Acacia Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 74 / 80
Railton — Low fire risk: 74/100 Acacia Hills — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Acacia Hills has higher household incomes ($95,784 vs $56,732); Railton has more residents (1,079 vs 729).

Railton Acacia Hills
Population 1,079
+32% vs other
 729
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +17.0%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $56,732/yr $95,784/yr
+69% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+2% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Railton Acacia Hills
0-4 4.9% / 4.9%
Railton — 0-4: 4.9% Acacia Hills — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 12.5% / 12.9%
Railton — 5-14: 12.5% Acacia Hills — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.1% / 5.1%
Railton — 15-19: 6.1% Acacia Hills — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.5% / 4.5%
Railton — 20-24: 5.5% Acacia Hills — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.0% / 11.4%
Railton — 25-34: 10.0% Acacia Hills — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 10.8% / 13.3%
Railton — 35-44: 10.8% Acacia Hills — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 12.0% / 13.3%
Railton — 45-54: 12.0% Acacia Hills — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 19.2% / 18.1%
Railton — 55-64: 19.2% Acacia Hills — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 11.1% / 11.9%
Railton — 65-74: 11.1% Acacia Hills — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 7.2% / 2.6%
Railton — 75-84: 7.2% Acacia Hills — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 1.6% / 0.8%
Railton — 85+: 1.6% Acacia Hills — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Railton 35.4% couple families
Railton — Couple Families: 35.4% Railton — Lone Person: 34.7% Railton — One Parent Families: 20.4% Railton — Group Household: 8.1% Railton — Other Families: 1.4%
Acacia Hills 61.6% couple families
Acacia Hills — Couple Families: 61.6% Acacia Hills — Lone Person: 26.8% Acacia Hills — One Parent Families: 9.1% Acacia Hills — Group Household: 2.4% Acacia Hills — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Railton 18.5% renting
Railton — Owned Outright: 44.4% Railton — Mortgage: 37.2% Railton — Renting: 18.5%
Acacia Hills 2.0% renting
Acacia Hills — Owned Outright: 35.5% Acacia Hills — Mortgage: 62.5% Acacia Hills — Renting: 2.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Railton Acacia Hills
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 26.5%
Railton — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Acacia Hills — Certificate III & IV: 26.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 8.6%
Railton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Acacia Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 8.2%
Railton — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Acacia Hills — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.5%
Railton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Acacia Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.0%
Railton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Acacia Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

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.

Railton Acacia Hills
England 4.0% / 2.7%
Railton — England: 4.0% Acacia Hills — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.8%
Railton — New Zealand: 1.0% Acacia Hills — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.7%
Railton — Philippines: 0.4% Acacia Hills — Philippines: 0.7%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.4%
Railton — Scotland: 0.6% Acacia Hills — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Railton — Netherlands: not among its largest Acacia Hills — Netherlands: 0.7%
Taiwan — / 0.5%
Railton — Taiwan: not among its largest Acacia Hills — Taiwan: 0.5%
Italy 0.4% / —
Railton — Italy: 0.4% Acacia Hills — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Railton 98.0% houses
Railton — Houses: 98.0% Railton — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Acacia Hills 100.0% houses
Acacia Hills — Houses: 100.0% Acacia Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Railton Acacia Hills
Median house price $420,000 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $155,000 $305,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 11 sales
 30 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Railton Acacia Hills
Rural and farming 87% 83%
Environmental 8% 16%
Residential 2% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Railton Acacia Hills
New dwellings approved 19
across Kentish
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Railton Acacia Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of TAS Higher than 16% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of TAS Higher than 53% of TAS

Liveability

Acacia Hills scores higher overall (48 vs 31).

Railton Acacia Hills
Grade D C
Score 31/100 48/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Railton Acacia Hills
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
20/100
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
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Railton Acacia Hills
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Railton Acacia Hills
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

Acacia Hills sits further from the CBD (285.4 km vs 263.2 km).

Railton Acacia Hills
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 263.2 km 285.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 194 min 207 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7305
 0.5%
postcode 7306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 7305
 36
postcode 7306

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.

Railton Acacia Hills
Car (driver) 83.0% / 84.3%
Railton — Car (driver): 83.0% Acacia Hills — Car (driver): 84.3%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 7.8%
Railton — Worked from Home: 6.8% Acacia Hills — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 7.0%
Railton — Car (passenger): 7.4% Acacia Hills — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Bus 1.2% / 0.9%
Railton — Bus: 1.2% Acacia Hills — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only 1.5% / —
Railton — Walked Only: 1.5% Acacia Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.3%).

Setting

Railton Acacia Hills
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.6 km 12.6 km

NBN connectivity

Railton Acacia Hills
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
476 premises
 0%
294 premises

Climate

Railton Acacia Hills
Annual rainfall 698 mm 814 mm
Summer max (Jan) 21.6°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C —

Council rates

Railton Acacia Hills
Average residential rate $1,299/yr
same for both
Council Kentish
same for both

Federal electorate

Railton Acacia Hills
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Railton Acacia Hills
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Railton

Affordable Rural

Acacia Hills

Acreage River

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