1,377 ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,547
- 2016: 1,349
- 2021: 1,377
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Acton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Acton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seven years younger than the state average is the typical resident in Acton, making it a noticeably youthful area. With 1,377 people, the community is larger than most similar areas and is shaped by a high proportion of children and young adults.
1,377
▼ -11.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Acton — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38 and the Tasmanian average of 42.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20% of the population, a figure well above the state average. This helps explain the youthfulness of the area, while the 15.4% of people aged 65 and over is well below the state figure.
15.4% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Acton, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 28%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16%.
10.6% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Acton, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60005/acton/topic/demographics-identity