Acton, ACT 2601
South CanberraAll suburbs in postcode 2601
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Median house price
Verified median pending
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Rent in Acton
- Weekly rent (house)
- $550/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $9/wk
Rental data as of April 2026
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What to know about Acton
Acton (2601) sits in the South Canberra region of the ACT.
Day-to-day life here is very walkable, with most errands manageable on foot.
What it’s like to live here
Acton scores 100/100 on walkability, which makes it very walkable with limited public transport. Coffee, groceries and a meal out are mostly walking-distance, which keeps a household viable on one car.
Summer days here average around 29°C (warm), winter mornings around 0°C (cold). Annual rainfall lands at about 628 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 8 government primary, 3 government secondary, 3 Catholic, 5 independent.
Schools in Acton
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 100/100
- Transit
- 30/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Walker's paradise. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
292 offences recorded in 2025
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Crime data as of December 2025
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 628 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 29.3°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 0.4°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Acton
- What is the Acton postcode?
- Acton is in the 2601 postcode, in ACT, in the South Canberra region.
- Where is Acton?
- Acton is a suburb in the South Canberra area, ACT 2601.
- What is the average rent in Acton?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $550, for units it's $9.
- What schools are in Acton?
- There are 20 schools serving Acton on this page, including Turner School, Ainslie School, Merici College.
- How walkable is Acton?
- Acton has a Walk Score of 100 out of 100, very walkable. transit score 30, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Acton?
- Acton is close to Black Mountain, Canberra, City, Turner, Braddon.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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