Acton Park, Tasmania
Acton Park | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acton Park | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Acton Park | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 42°51′57″S 147°28′11″E / 42.86583°S 147.46972°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||
| City | Hobart | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,293 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7170 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Acton Park is a residential / rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2021 census recorded a population of 2293 for Acton Park, 49 of which were Indigenous. 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female.
Acton Park is bounded to the east by the southern portion of the Meehan Range, to the south by Ralphs Bay, and to the east by Roches Beach, Single Hill and Seven Mile Beach. It is one of the more sought after living locations due to its easy commuting distance to Hobart, and because of the semi-rural character of the suburb itself.
Acton Park and environs from near the summit of Single Hill