Acton Park TAS 7170

Acton Park sits 20 km from Hobart CBD in Tasmania, around 20 minutes by car. Census data records 2,293 residents with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $144,976 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 10.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

Is Acton Park a good suburb?

Acton Park scores a B (59/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on safety.

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 18/100 · 20 km · 20 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $1.21M

Safety

High bushfire risk

Fire 94/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 43 · 2,293 residents

B

Liveability Rating

59 / 100 · Ranked #57 in TAS

Each bar is Acton Park's rank among TAS suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
19
Bushfire High

No crime data is published for Tasmania — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Flood data for Tasmania covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.

Socio-economic
98
Very advantaged
Walkability
48
Very car-dependent
CBD access
75
20.0 km · 20 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 19 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 98 × 25% + Walkability rank 48 × 15% + CBD access rank 75 × 10% = 59 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.
Additional risks: Coastal erosion LowAircraft noise Moderate

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59 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Acton Park's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.21 million, 0.7% above where it sat a year earlier.

$1,211,000

last 6 quarters

89% above its 6 neighbours (median $640,000)

↑ +0.7% year-on-year

Based on 37 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 29 days — median across 15 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 10 sales $1M
  • 4 bed 18 sales $1.26M
  • 5 bed 6 sales $1.75M

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Acton Park are currently listed at around $1.34 million on average. Based on 12 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.34M

↑ +3.1% vs previous 6 months from $1.3M

12 houses listed in the last 6 months.

12 of the suburb's 733 dwellings (1.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Short-Stay Rentals

8 active Airbnb listings: 7 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.9% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Crime in the Clarence council area

Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Acton Park alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 3,464 54.0
Assault 318 5.0
Assault in a public place 89 1.4
Home burglary 95 1.5
Stolen vehicles 155 2.4
Robbery 21 0.3
Serious crime 109 1.7
Public order incidents 2,163 33.7
Family violence order breaches 197 3.1
Police family violence order breaches 132 2.1

Rates use the council’s 64,119 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Aircraft Noise

ANEF 20
highest exposure
Noticeable aircraft noise
1
noise contour
intersecting this suburb
Hobart Airport
airport

ANEF Contour Details

ANEF 20 — Hobart Airport

Noticeable aircraft noise

Coastal Erosion

9
monitoring points
within 5 km
9
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.26
worst rate (m/yr)
Moderate
2.7 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2024
Stable or accreting 0 (0%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 9 (100%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
2.7 km
Rate
-0.17 m/yr
Net Movement
-4.2 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 2 of 9 points (22%)

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Acton Park is very car-dependent on foot — at 18/100, nearly all errands require a car.

18
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 16% in TAS
Public Transport within 1 km 60
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Acton Park.

75
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
27.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
7.8 arrivals/hr
Saturday
4.5 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
14.4 hours
Direct to CBD (peak)
1 min wait

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Acton Park.

77
connectivity score / 100
Top 12% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
58%
Premises covered
800
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 58%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 40%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 2%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
3 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
8 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Clarence: council population

The whole council area, not just Acton Park · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
64,119
+0.4% in a year
Change
+269
people since 2024
Density
170
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+163
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-190
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+296
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
10/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
10/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 6 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Acton Park is home to about 2,300 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $145,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

2,293

10.3% since 2016

Median Age

43

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$144,976/yr

27.0% since 2016
Top 1% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$350/wk

27.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,167/mo

25.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.1

3.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$55,016/yr

26.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

3.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

2.9%

37.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

733

8.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

97.8%

1.2% since 2016

Houses

99.3%

0.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

12.6%

0.8% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

17.9%

1.6% since 2016

Work From Home

13.7%

124.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 728 (99.3%)
Flats / Apartments 5 (0.7%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 377 (52.1%)
Owned Outright 331 (45.7%)
Renting 16 (2.2%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
87.9%
English Spoken at Home
95.0%
Employment Rate
68.9%
3.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
46.8%

Occupations

Professionals 307 (23.9%)
Managers 227 (17.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 211 (16.4%)
Technicians & Trades 185 (14.4%)
Community & Personal Service 120 (9.3%)
Sales 117 (9.1%)
Labourers 70 (5.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 36 (2.8%)

Religion

No Religion 1,136 (49.5%)
Christianity 1,046 (45.6%)
Islam 14 (0.6%)
Other Religions 9 (0.4%)
Buddhism 3 (0.1%)
Sikhism 3 (0.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 95 (4.1%)
New Zealand 26 (1.1%)
Scotland 11 (0.5%)
Germany 11 (0.5%)
China 10 (0.4%)
Malaysia 6 (0.3%)
Greece 6 (0.3%)
India 5 (0.2%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 4 (0.2%)
2011-2015 15 (0.7%)
2001-2010 52 (2.3%)
1991-2000 28 (1.2%)
1981-1990 28 (1.2%)
Before 1981 104 (4.5%)

4 residents (0.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Polish 6 (0.3%)
Tamil 5 (0.2%)
Italian 5 (0.2%)
Mandarin 4 (0.2%)
Greek 4 (0.2%)
Arabic 3 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 107 (4.7%)
5-14 317 (13.8%)
15-19 184 (8.0%)
20-24 126 (5.5%)
25-34 197 (8.6%)
35-44 273 (11.9%)
45-54 369 (16.1%)
55-64 368 (16.0%)
65-74 234 (10.2%)
75-84 95 (4.1%)
85+ 10 (0.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 384 (76.2%)
Lone Person 68 (13.5%)
One Parent Families 41 (8.1%)
Group Household 11 (2.2%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 861 (78.2%)
Worked from Home 151 (13.7%)
Car (passenger) 62 (5.6%)
Bus 21 (1.9%)
Walked Only 6 (0.5%)

40% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (516 of 1,284).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 367 (16.0%)
Bachelor Degree 347 (15.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 188 (8.2%)
Postgraduate Degree 120 (5.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 72 (3.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 4 (0.5%)
1 car 64 (8.8%)
2 cars 288 (39.4%)
3 cars 170 (23.3%)
4+ cars 207 (28.3%)

Council Rates

Clarence
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,189 a year through Clarence based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,189/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Acton Park's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 64%
  • Environmental 24%
  • Parks and recreation 8%
  • Industrial 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Clarence

The whole council area, not just Acton Park · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 291 new dwellings were approved across Clarence. That mix is 268 houses and 23 units.

Trailing 12 months
291dwellings
Houses
268
detached dwellings
Units
23
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Hobart Airport West, 4.6 km

Dry climate — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
2.1 km
3.5 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
460 mm
83 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
22.7°C
2 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.8°C
2 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

4 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

1.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.09% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Top 15% in TAS

In postcode 7170, 116 of 9,238 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 8.4% (778 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 9.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.09%
2022
0.18%
2023
0.44%
2024
1.11%
2025
1.26%

Rooftop solar

47
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 7170, 967 rooftop-solar systems totalling 8.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,047 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 95 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
40
2020
50
2021
43
2022
63
2023
78
2024
100
2025
78
2026
55

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$20,000 for new homes.

$20,000 for transactions commencing 1 July 2026 - 30 June 2027. THE AMOUNT MOVES EVERY YEAR AND THE SRO PUBLISHES THE TABLE: $30,000 (FY2025-26), $10,000 (FY2024-25), $30,000 (Apr 2021 - Jun 2024). We held $10,000 until 2026-09-18, which was the FY2024-25 figure — two years stale, and wrong in both directions in between. Nothing is published beyond 30 June 2027, so this is due again then regardless of the 1 July sweep. No purchase-price cap is STATED on the eligibility pages (an absence, not an explicit "no cap"); the Grant Guideline PDF was not read. Eligible new builds include substantially renovated homes and kit homes. Completion within 24 months of the transaction start date, or the grant drops to $10,000. Separate from the grant: the first home buyer duty exemption on ESTABLISHED homes up to $750,000 closed for settlements after 30 June 2026.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office of Tasmania

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$6,316
Loan amount
$968,800
Total interest over 30 years
$1,304,906

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 7170.

Deposit
$242,200
Stamp duty
$49,680
Cash needed at settlement
$291,880

Property transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office of Tasmania

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Franklin

Currently held by Julie Collins Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Julie Collins 69.4% 30.6% +5.7
2022 Julie Collins 63.7% 36.3% -1.5
2019 Julie Collins 62.2% 37.8% -1.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Division of Franklin · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 2 Independent · 2 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Independent

A vacancy here is filled by a recount of the original votes, not a by-election, so a member listed may since have been replaced. Results: Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about Acton Park

Is Acton Park a safe place to live?

TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Acton Park.

What natural hazards affect Acton Park?

Acton Park has a high recorded bushfire history (94/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Acton Park a good place to live?

Acton Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (59/100), ranked against other TAS suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Acton Park?

Acton Park, TAS had a population of 2,293 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Acton Park, TAS?

The postcode for Acton Park, TAS is 7170.

How far is Acton Park from Hobart?

Acton Park is 20 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 20 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Acton Park?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Acton Park was $144,976 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Acton Park?

There are too few current rental listings in Acton Park for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $350, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Acton Park?

The median age of residents in Acton Park was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Acton Park at risk of bushfire?

Acton Park has a high recorded bushfire history (94/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Acton Park walkable?

Acton Park scores 18/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Acton Park?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Acton Park, Hobart Airport West (4.6 km away), summer days average 22.7°C, winter nights 4.8°C, 460 mm of rain a year over 83 rainy days, and 2 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Acton Park?

First-home buyers in TAS may be eligible for $20,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office of Tasmania; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Acton Park belong to?

Acton Park sits within the Clarence local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Acton Park?

The average residential rates bill through Clarence is $2,189 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Acton Park?

Across Clarence, 291 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Acton Park in?

Acton Park sits within the federal Division of Franklin, currently held by Julie Collins (Australian Labor Party).

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