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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Acton is an inner-city suburb of Canberra, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,848, making it a boutique locality. Located 2 km from the Canberra CBD, Acton is a inner city area in Australian Capital Territory. The median household income is $62,000 per year.
Lower income levels in Acton typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Acton. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Acton on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Acton is a smaller community of 2,848 — about 75% of the Australian Capital Territory suburb median (3,808) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Acton's median household income of $62,000/year is 50% below the Australian Capital Territory suburb median ($123,916) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. The median weekly rent of $9 translates to approximately $468/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. At 2 km from the Canberra CBD, Acton sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks.
This suburb suits investors prioritising tenant demand over capital-cost efficiency. Rents are supported by proximity to amenities, but strata fees and entry prices can eat into yield. Local rents consume roughly 1% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Acton stacks up against the median of all Australian Capital Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Acton sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Acton | ACT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,848 | 3,808 | -25% |
| Median household income | $62,000/yr | $123,916/yr | -50% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $9 | $450 | -98% |
| Distance to CBD | 2 km | 10 km | -80% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Acton — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,848 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Australian Capital Territory market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $9/week (~$468/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With a population of 2,848, the resale market in Acton may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Acton are modest for 2026 — incomes 50% below the ACT median of $123,916 and a population of 2,848 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $9/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $468/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 52/100 places Acton in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Acton scores 52/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,848, median household income of $62,000/year and median weekly rent of $9. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Acton are proximity to Canberra (2 km), a median household income of $62,000/year, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Acton has a usual resident population of approximately 2,848, compared with a Australian Capital Territory suburb median of 3,808 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Acton sits 2 km straight-line from the Canberra CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Canberra employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $9 in Acton, equating to approximately $468/year in gross rental income (state median $450/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Acton. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Acton to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (2,848 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($62,000 vs $123,916 state median), the broader Australian Capital Territory market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.