Acton Park (Tas.), TAS

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

94/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Acton Park (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 94% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1092, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Acton Park (Tas.) at a glance

Population (2021): 2,293
Median age: 43
Median weekly household income: $2,788
SEIFA score: 1092
Coordinates: -42.8642, 147.4837

Acton Park (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Acton Park (Tas.) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 32%, 2% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	424	19%
Youth (15–24)	310	14%
Young adults (25–44)	470	21%
Mid-life (45–64)	737	32%
Seniors (65+)	339	15%

Share of the 2,280 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	331	45%
Owned with a mortgage	377	51%
Rented	16	2%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	728	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 731 occupied private dwellings in Acton Park (Tas.).

Median weekly rent: $350
Median monthly mortgage: $2,167
Average household size: 3.1 people
Median weekly family income: $2,888
Median weekly personal income: $1,058

Community and culture

Born overseas: 246 (11%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 80 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 49 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,066 (61%)
Labour-force participation: 71.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%
Employed full-time: 744
Employed part-time: 472

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Acton Park (Tas.)

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Acton Park (Tas.) is January (average daytime high around 23.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.9°C). The area receives roughly 621 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	23.2°C	12.6°C	53 mm
Feb	22.1°C	11.9°C	41 mm
Mar	20.6°C	10.8°C	51 mm
Apr	17.6°C	8.7°C	36 mm
May	14.3°C	6.5°C	51 mm
Jun	12.3°C	5°C	54 mm
Jul	11.9°C	4.5°C	36 mm
Aug	12.6°C	4.3°C	49 mm
Sep	15°C	5.8°C	46 mm
Oct	17°C	7.2°C	73 mm
Nov	18.9°C	9.1°C	64 mm
Dec	21°C	10.7°C	67 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Acton Park (Tas.)

Where is Acton Park (Tas.)?

Acton Park (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Acton Park (Tas.)?

At the 2021 Census, Acton Park (Tas.) had a population of about 2,293.

Is Acton Park (Tas.) an advantaged area?

Acton Park (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1092, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 94 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 94% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Acton Park (Tas.)?

Acton Park (Tas.) has average daytime highs of about 17.2°C and overnight lows of about 8.1°C, with roughly 621 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

Does Acton Park (Tas.) have high household incomes?

Acton Park (Tas.) has the highest median weekly household income of any suburb in Tasmania with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,788 per week).

Where Acton Park (Tas.) ranks

Acton Park (Tas.) appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.