Suburb profile

Acton TAS 7320

Acton is located in the West and North West Tasmania region of Tasmania, postcode 7320. It has 712 properties across 21 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Acton, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Acton

Acton, TAS 7320, sits in West and North West Tasmania and neighbours Downlands, Hillcrest, Shorewell Park and Upper Burnie. Its 21 streets hold 712 properties, 623 of them houses and 89 units.

Census figures are for the Acton - Upper Burnie area. It had 3,270 residents, a median age of 38 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $966 a week, the median mortgage repayment $989 a month and the median rent $238 a week. Of 1,445 dwellings, 1,228 were separate houses and 215 semi-detached; 420 were owned outright, 413 owned with a mortgage and 565 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Acton

  • 3,270Peoplelive in the area
  • 38Median ageyears
  • $966Median household incomea week
  • $238Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,228
  • Townhouses and semis215

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$989a month
  • Household size2.1people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 420Owned with a mortgage 413Rented 565Other 47

Schools in Acton

  • North West Support School

    GovernmentSpecial

Streets in Acton

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.