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The quick read on
Acton
ACT 2601 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 2,848
- Postcode
- 2601
ABS 2021
Acton, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Acton (ACT)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Acton (ACT) ACT
Crime and safety
Is Acton safe?
The overall rate for Acton is 30,912 offences per 100,000 residents — 526% above the Australian Capital Territory benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Acton.
Overall crime rate
30,912
offences per 100,000 residents
526% aboveAustralian Capital Territory
ActonAustralian Capital Territory: 4,936
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Acton?
Acton ACT 2601 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
2,848 people call Acton home, with an average of 1 people per household and a median household income of $0 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,848
- Median age
- 19 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $9 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.2%Below
15–3497.5%Above
35–542.0%Below
55–740.0%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.6%Above
Drove to work18.5%Below
Train, tram or bus7.1%Above
Walked or cycled28.7%Above
What stands out in Acton
13.6% of workers in Acton worked from home on Census day.
5.2% of Acton residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Australian Capital Territory.
52.2% of people in Acton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Acton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Acton ACT 2601.
Is Acton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.2% of Acton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
0 family households lived in Acton.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Acton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Acton had 2,848 residents at the 2021 Census.
11.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
0.0% were 55 or older. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
How do people get to work in Acton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
18.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
7.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 28.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
Who's moving to Acton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
2.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 98.0% reported a different address.
26.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Acton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
62.5% of residents used only English at home.
20.1% used a language other than English at home.
6.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.3% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Acton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
26.2% of Acton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.8% was born in Australia.
5.2% of residents were born in China.
3.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 68.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Acton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 28.0% of ancestry responses in Acton.
Australian ancestry made up 32.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 10.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Acton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 1.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 4.8% of workers, and education and training employed 23.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Acton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.9%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
2.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 40.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 17.3%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Acton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.6% reported asthma, 0.3% arthritis and 0.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Acton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
26.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 3.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 6.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Acton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $0 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $9 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Acton (ACT)
Is Acton (ACT) good for families?
The Census counted 0 local families, and 0.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Acton (ACT)?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Acton (ACT)
28 streets in Acton (ACT)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bachelors Ln
- Balmain Cr
- Balmain Ln
- Barrine Dr
- Barry Dr
- Brian Lewis Cr
- Clunies Ross St
- Daley Rd
- Dickson Rd
- East Rd
- Eggleston Rd
- Fellows Rd
- Garran Rd
- John Cardiff Close
- Kingsley St
- Kuttabul Pl
- Lawson Cr
- Lennox
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- Linnaeus
- Liversidge St
- Mccoy Cct
- Mills Rd
- North Rd
- Rusty Robertson Pl
- Science Rd
- Sullivans Creek Rd
- University Ave
- Ward Rd
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