Suburb Profile: Acton, ACT 2601

Population: 1,348

Age
Gender
Income
Religion
Education
Employment
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Age

The age group with the largest population in Acton is aged 20-39 year olds with 426 people making up 32% of the population. In 2006 when the ABS data was collected there were 0 people over the age of 100.

Age	Local	National
Aged 0-19:	28%	27%
Aged 20-39:	32%	28%
Aged 40-59:	22%	28%
Aged 60-79:	17%	14%
Aged 80-99:	1%	4%
Aged 100+:	0%	0%

Gender

Males outnumber females in Acton by 686 to 662 respectively.

Gender	Local	National
Male:	51%	49%
Female:	49%	51%

Income

There are 0 people who earn above $2,000 per week. This compares with 5 who say they lost money last year, and 50 who didn't make any money.

Income	Local	National
Negative:	1%	1%
$0:	5%	7%
$1-400:	52%	37%
$400-1,000:	37%	35%
$1,000-2,000:	6%	16%
$2,000+:	0%	4%

Religion

Most people in Acton on census day said that they were these religions: Not Stated (15%), Christianity (58%), No Religion (25%).

Religion	Local	National
Not Stated:	15%	11%
Buddhism:	0%	2%
Christianity:	58%	64%
Hinduism:	0%	1%
Islam:	1%	2%
Judaism:	0%	0%
Other:	0%	1%
No Religion:	25%	19%

Education

Schooling

There are 165 who completed Year 12, 439 who completed Year 10, and 0 who had no schooling. 13% of people finished Year 12, compared with the national average of 36%.

Education	Local	National
Year 12:	13%	36%
Year 11:	8%	8%
Year 10:	35%	19%
Year 9:	11%	6%
No School:	0%	1%

University

26 people in Acton have a bachelor degree equivalent or higher.

Education	Local	National
Postgraduate Degree:	0%	2%
Graduate Diploma and Certificate:	0%	1%
Bachelor Degree:	2%	9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma:	3%	6%
Certificate:	15%	13%

Employment

Industry

Employment is an important part of any suburb, particularly when choosing a suburb to invest in. Most people in this Acton work in the manufacturing (19%), retail/trade (24%), health/community (13%) industries.

Industry	Local	National
Agriculture/Fishing:	2%	3%
Mining:	1%	1%
Manufacturing:	19%	11%
Electricity/Gas/Water:	1%	1%
Construction:	4%	8%
Wholesale/Trade:	5%	5%
Retail/Trade:	24%	15%
Accomm/Cafes/Restaurants:	6%	5%
Transport/Storage:	4%	5%
Communication Services:	1%	1%
Finance/Insurance:	1%	4%
Property/Business:	9%	11%
Govt/Admin/Defence:	4%	6%
Education:	3%	8%
Health/Community:	13%	11%
Cultural/Recreational:	0%	2%
Personal/Other:	2%	4%

Occupation

As far as positions within companies, this area is mainly occupied by people in the following positions: technicians/trade (19%), community/personal (12%), clerical/admin (11%), sales (12%), machinery/drivers (10%), labourers (25%).

Occupation	Local	National
Managers:	6%	13%
Professionals:	4%	20%
Technicians/Trade:	19%	15%
Community/Personal:	12%	9%
Clerical/Admin:	11%	15%
Sales:	12%	10%
Machinery/Drivers:	10%	7%
Labourers:	25%	11%

Status

Unemployment in this area is 7%. This is an important indicator in determing probable increases in property prices. You would expect this to be less than the national average of 3%.

Status	Local	National
Employed Full-Time:	31%	39%
Employed Part-Time:	16%	18%
Employed Away from Work:	4%	4%
Unemployed Looking for Full-Time:	5%	2%
Unemployed Looking for Part-Time:	2%	1%
Not in Labour:	43%	35%

Government

We see 10% of the population employed by the government. Government jobs tend to be more secure and is therefore a potentially safer area to live, if above the national average of 15%.

Government	Local	National
Commonwealth Govt:	1%	4%
State Govt:	8%	9%
Local Govt:	1%	2%
Private:	90%	85%

Hours of Work Per Week

Most people in this area work 31-40 (17%) hours per week.

Hours	Local	National
0:	2%	2%
1-10:	2%	3%
11-20:	4%	4%
21-30:	5%	5%
31-40:	17%	17%
41-50:	4%	8%
51-60:	2%	3%
61-70:	1%	1%
71-80:	0%	1%
81+:	0%	0%

Travel to Work

How people travel to work can be a key factor in determining good spots to purchase property. In this area most people travel to work by: car as driver (83%), car as passenger (11%).