Rokeby vs Acton Park

Rokeby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 43 in Acton Park. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Acton Park, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Acton Park: a median of $1.21 million, against $640,000 in Rokeby, and rent is higher there too. Rokeby is closer to the city centre: 13.9 km, against 20 km. On these figures, Rokeby tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, 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

Rokeby

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Acton Park is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 58%)

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

  • Rokeby has cheaper houses ($640,000 vs $1,211,000)
  • Acton Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Rokeby has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 2%)
  • Acton Park leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rokeby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 18/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (13.9 km vs 20 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 18/100)

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

Investors

Rokeby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.8% vs 10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rokeby 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.

Rokeby 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.

Rokeby Acton Park
Walkability 67 / 18
Rokeby — Walkability: 67/100 Acton Park — Walkability: 18/100
Low fire risk 4 / 6
Rokeby — Low fire risk: 4/100 Acton Park — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Acton Park has higher household incomes ($144,976 vs $66,508); Rokeby has more residents (4,211 vs 2,293).

Rokeby Acton Park
Population 4,211
+46% vs other
 2,293
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.8% +10.3%
Median age 32 43
Median household income $66,508/yr $144,976/yr
+118% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $350/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rokeby Acton Park
0-4 7.4% / 4.7%
Rokeby — 0-4: 7.4% Acton Park — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.3% / 13.8%
Rokeby — 5-14: 13.3% Acton Park — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.7% / 8.0%
Rokeby — 15-19: 5.7% Acton Park — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 6.8% / 5.5%
Rokeby — 20-24: 6.8% Acton Park — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 21.6% / 8.6%
Rokeby — 25-34: 21.6% Acton Park — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 13.9% / 11.9%
Rokeby — 35-44: 13.9% Acton Park — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 9.8% / 16.1%
Rokeby — 45-54: 9.8% Acton Park — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 8.9% / 16.0%
Rokeby — 55-64: 8.9% Acton Park — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 8.6% / 10.2%
Rokeby — 65-74: 8.6% Acton Park — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 3.1% / 4.1%
Rokeby — 75-84: 3.1% Acton Park — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 0.8% / 0.4%
Rokeby — 85+: 0.8% Acton Park — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rokeby 31.9% couple families
Rokeby — Couple Families: 31.9% Rokeby — Lone Person: 35.7% Rokeby — One Parent Families: 26.2% Rokeby — Group Household: 4.4% Rokeby — Other Families: 1.9%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rokeby 38.7% renting
Rokeby — Owned Outright: 20.4% Rokeby — Mortgage: 40.9% Rokeby — Renting: 38.7%
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.

Rokeby Acton Park
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.0%
Rokeby — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Acton Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 15.1%
Rokeby — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Acton Park — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 8.2%
Rokeby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Acton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 5.2%
Rokeby — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Acton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 3.1%
Rokeby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% 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.

Rokeby Acton Park
England 1.4% / 4.1%
Rokeby — England: 1.4% Acton Park — England: 4.1%
India 2.1% / 0.2%
Rokeby — India: 2.1% Acton Park — India: 0.2%
Nepal 2.1% / —
Rokeby — Nepal: 2.1% Acton Park — Nepal: not among its largest
China 1.2% / 0.4%
Rokeby — China: 1.2% Acton Park — China: 0.4%
New Zealand 0.5% / 1.1%
Rokeby — New Zealand: 0.5% Acton Park — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Rokeby — Scotland: not among its largest Acton Park — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Rokeby — 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.

Rokeby 94.1% houses
Rokeby — Houses: 94.1% Rokeby — Townhouses: 5.4% Rokeby — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
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

Rokeby Acton Park
Median house price $640,000 $1,211,000
Median unit price $605,000 —
Median land price $327,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 85 sales
 29 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.

Rokeby Acton Park
3 bed $630K / $1M
Rokeby — 3 bed: $630K (138 sales) Acton Park — 3 bed: $1M (10 sales)

138 vs 10 sales

4 bed $757K / $1.26M
Rokeby — 4 bed: $757K (19 sales) Acton Park — 4 bed: $1.26M (18 sales)

19 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Acton Park has more rural and farming land (64% vs 20%).

Rokeby Acton Park
Rural and farming 20% 64%
Residential 29% 0%
Environmental 18% 24%
Other and special use 10% 0%
Parks and recreation 9% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Industrial 5% 4%
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

Rokeby 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.

Rokeby Acton Park
Houses 4.4%
$570/wk on $669K
 —
Units 4.1%
$528/wk on $665K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Rokeby Acton Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 99% of TAS
Schools Higher than 52% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 96% 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 89% of TAS Higher than 88% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 31% of TAS —

Liveability

Rokeby is more walkable (67 vs 18); Acton Park scores higher overall (59 vs 43).

Rokeby Acton Park
Grade C B
Score 43/100 59/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Rokeby Acton Park
Bushfire High
96/100
 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

Rokeby Acton Park
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 8.0 km
 None

Schools in Rokeby

  • John Paul II Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bayview Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Emmanuel Christian School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Rokeby Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Acton Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rokeby Acton Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 15 8

Mobility

Acton Park sits further from the CBD (20 km vs 13.9 km).

Rokeby Acton Park
Walkability score 67/100 18/100
Distance to Hobart 13.9 km 20 km
+44% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 20 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 63.5
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.

Rokeby Acton Park
Car (driver) 76.8% / 78.2%
Rokeby — Car (driver): 76.8% Acton Park — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 5.7% / 13.7%
Rokeby — Worked from Home: 5.7% Acton Park — Worked from Home: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 5.6%
Rokeby — Car (passenger): 7.9% Acton Park — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus 7.5% / 1.9%
Rokeby — Bus: 7.5% Acton Park — Bus: 1.9%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.5%
Rokeby — Walked Only: 1.4% Acton Park — Walked Only: 0.5%

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

Setting

Rokeby Acton Park
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km
1.6 km to a named beach
 2.1 km
3.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Rokeby Acton Park
Connectivity score 82/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
2,626 premises
 58%
800 premises

Climate

Rokeby 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rokeby

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Transport Hub

Acton Park

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Luxury Middle-Ring River

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