Average rent in Acton - Upper Burnie, TAS — 2026

Acton - Upper Burnie sits below the Tasmania median, with the typical renter paying $238/week — 19% less than the state-wide $293/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 58% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 39% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (85%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,270, the median age is 38, and the most common occupation is Labourers. 9% of residents were born overseas. Acton - Upper Burnie is 234km from Hobart, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.