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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Acton Park is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,293, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 12 km from the Hobart CBD, Acton Park is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $144,976 per year.
Strong household incomes in Acton Park underpin solid property demand. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Acton Park. 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 Park 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 Park is a smaller community of 2,293 — about 59% of the Tasmania suburb median (3,902) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $144,976/year runs 96% above the Tasmania suburb median of $73,944, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Rent of $350/week (70% coverage of the $2,167/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $650/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. 12 km from Hobart places Acton Park in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Separate houses make up 97% of dwellings — 17 percentage points above the Tasmania median of 80% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
This suburb suits yield-focused investors who are comfortable with lower liquidity. Employment concentration and local population trends matter more here than in metro markets. Local rents consume roughly 13% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Acton Park stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Acton Park sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Acton Park | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,293 | 3,902 | -41% |
| Median household income | $144,976/yr | $73,944/yr | +96% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $350 | $320 | +9% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,167 | $1,378 | +57% |
| Distance to CBD | 12 km | 24 km | -50% |
| Separate houses | 97% | 80% | +17pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Acton Park — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 96% above the Tasmania suburb median ($144,976 vs $73,944), and the 12 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Tasmania, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $350/week covers 70% of a $2,167/month mortgage, leaving a $650/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 97% houses in a 2,293-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Acton Park enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 96% above the Tasmania suburb median of $73,944 and a population of 2,293 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider TAS market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~70% of the typical mortgage ($1,517/month rent vs $2,167/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 63/100 places Acton Park in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Acton Park scores 63/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,293, median household income of $144,976/year and median weekly rent of $350. 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 Park are proximity to Hobart (12 km), an above-state-median household income of $144,976/year, a dwelling mix that is 97% separate houses, 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 Park has a usual resident population of approximately 2,293, compared with a Tasmania suburb median of 3,902 — 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 Park sits 12 km straight-line from the Hobart CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $350 in Acton Park, equating to approximately $18,200/year in gross rental income (state median $320/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Acton Park is $2,167, or approximately $26,004/year (vs $1,378/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $350 works out to $1,517/month, covering 70% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,167/month. That leaves a $650/month shortfall (around $7,800/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (2,293 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,167 median mortgage, the broader Tasmania 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.