Acton Park Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Acton Park (7170) is a suburb of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania. It is about 12 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Acton Park is in the federal electorate of Franklin.

In the 2011 census the population of Acton Park was 2,165 and is comprised of approximately 48.8% females and 51.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Acton Park is 40 years of age.

85.1% of people living in the suburb of Acton Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.8% Germany, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% India, 0.5% Switzerland, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% Greece, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Papua New Guinea.

94.6% of people living in Acton Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.5% German, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% French, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Acton Park is 29.6% Anglican, 24.2% Catholic, 23.0% No religion, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.3% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.2% Baptist.

65.8% of people are married, 25.1% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 34 widowed people living in Acton Park.

56.6% of the people living in Acton Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.2% are working on a part time basis. Acton Park has an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Acton Park are 23.7% Professionals, 18.0% Managers, 17.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Technicians & trades workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 4.1% Labourers, 2.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Acton Park work in are 13.2% Public administration and safety, 13.0% Retail trade, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.0% Education and training, 9.2% Construction, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.0% Accommodation and food services, 4.7% Manufacturing, 4.6% Other services.

40.4% of homes are fully owned, and 54.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 3.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $721 per week and the median household income is $1921 per week.

The median rent in Acton Park is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Acton Park postcode 7170