Acton Park (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,165 people in Acton Park (Tas.) of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Acton Park (Tas.) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Of people in Acton Park (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 65.8% were married and 7.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Acton Park (Tas.) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Acton Park (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Acton Park (Tas.) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Acton Park (Tas.) 31.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.9% were in primary school, 27.8% in secondary school and 17.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Acton Park (Tas.) were English 36.4%, Australian 33.8%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.5% and German 3.1%.

In Acton Park (Tas.), 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and India 0.5%.

In Acton Park (Tas.), 72.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Acton Park (Tas.) were Anglican 29.7%, Catholic 24.2%, No Religion 23.0%, Uniting Church 3.8% and Christian, nfd 2.6%.

In Acton Park (Tas.) 94.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Polish 0.5%, French 0.4%, Italian 0.4% and Greek 0.3%.

Employment

There were 1,166 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Acton Park (Tas.). Of these 56.5% were employed full time, 35.2% were employed part-time and 3.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Acton Park (Tas.), 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Acton Park (Tas.) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Acton Park (Tas.) included Professionals 23.7%, Managers 17.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Labourers 4.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in Acton Park (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.9%, State Government Administration 5.9%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5% and Hospitals 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Acton Park (Tas.) was $721.

In Acton Park (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.8%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Truck 1.7%, Bus 1.4% and Other 1.1%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Acton Park (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 80.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.1% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Acton Park (Tas.), 29.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Acton Park (Tas.), 58.1% were couple families with children, 34.7% were couple families without children and 7.2% were one parent families.

In Acton Park (Tas.) 31.0% of single parents were male and 69.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Acton Park (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,535 and those without children was $2,365.

Employment status of couple families

In Acton Park (Tas.), of couple families with children, 22.3% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 25.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Acton Park (Tas.), 95.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Acton Park (Tas.), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Acton Park (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 2.1% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Acton Park (Tas.), 40.5% were owned outright, 54.1% were owned with a mortgage and 3.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Acton Park (Tas.), of all households, 92.0% were family households, 7.4% were single person households and 0.6% were group households.

In Acton Park (Tas.), 7.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Acton Park (Tas.), 10.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Acton Park (Tas.), there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 37.5%) were male and 5 (or 62.5%) were female. The median age was 32 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Acton Park (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,750.

In Acton Park (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $650.