Ainslie vs Campbell

Campbell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 42 in Ainslie. In both, most households own their home. In Ainslie, most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Campbell: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.38 million in Ainslie, and rent is higher there too. Ainslie is closer to the city centre: 4 km, against 5.8 km. On these figures, Ainslie tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, while Campbell suits young adults.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Campbell

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 73/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 8)
  • But Ainslie has more separate houses rather than flats (72% vs 51%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Campbell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($645,000 vs $1,144,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
  • But Ainslie has cheaper houses ($1,375,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ainslie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($367/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Campbell

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 73/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (49% vs 28%)
  • But Ainslie has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Campbell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.4% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Ainslie and Campbell drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ainslie Campbell
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ainslie Campbell
Walkability 72 / 76
Ainslie — Walkability: 72/100 Campbell — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 27 / 65
Ainslie — Safety: 27/100 Campbell — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 35 / 40
Ainslie — Low fire risk: 35/100 Campbell — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 81 / 61
Ainslie — Low flood risk: 81/100 Campbell — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Ainslie skews older (42 vs 28); Campbell rents higher ($500/wk vs $367/wk).

Ainslie Campbell
Population 5,376 6,564
+22% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +31.4%
Median age 42 28
Median household income $126,568/yr $158,704/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $367/wk $500/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ainslie Campbell
0-4 4.9% / 3.5%
Ainslie — 0-4: 4.9% Campbell — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.8% / 7.2%
Ainslie — 5-14: 11.8% Campbell — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 5.5% / 10.8%
Ainslie — 15-19: 5.5% Campbell — 15-19: 10.8%
20-24 7.3% / 21.7%
Ainslie — 20-24: 7.3% Campbell — 20-24: 21.7%
25-34 11.2% / 16.2%
Ainslie — 25-34: 11.2% Campbell — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 12.9% / 10.1%
Ainslie — 35-44: 12.9% Campbell — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 13.7% / 10.3%
Ainslie — 45-54: 13.7% Campbell — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 12.8% / 8.9%
Ainslie — 55-64: 12.8% Campbell — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 9.6% / 6.2%
Ainslie — 65-74: 9.6% Campbell — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 5.8% / 3.5%
Ainslie — 75-84: 5.8% Campbell — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 4.7% / 1.8%
Ainslie — 85+: 4.7% Campbell — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ainslie 39.0% lone person
Ainslie — Lone Person: 39.0% Ainslie — Couple Families: 39.0% Ainslie — One Parent Families: 12.2% Ainslie — Group Household: 8.8% Ainslie — Other Families: 1.0%
Campbell 42.7% lone person
Campbell — Lone Person: 42.7% Campbell — Couple Families: 39.1% Campbell — One Parent Families: 7.4% Campbell — Group Household: 9.7% Campbell — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ainslie 35.0% renting
Ainslie — Owned Outright: 32.9% Ainslie — Mortgage: 32.0% Ainslie — Renting: 35.0%
Campbell 39.1% renting
Campbell — Owned Outright: 30.6% Campbell — Mortgage: 30.3% Campbell — Renting: 39.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ainslie Campbell
Bachelor Degree 22.7% / 21.1%
Ainslie — Bachelor Degree: 22.7% Campbell — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Postgraduate Degree 16.7% / 14.9%
Ainslie — Postgraduate Degree: 16.7% Campbell — Postgraduate Degree: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.2%
Ainslie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Campbell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Certificate III & IV 5.0% / 5.0%
Ainslie — Certificate III & IV: 5.0% Campbell — Certificate III & IV: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.6% / 4.3%
Ainslie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6% Campbell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ainslie Campbell
England 4.4% / 3.9%
Ainslie — England: 4.4% Campbell — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.4%
Ainslie — New Zealand: 1.4% Campbell — New Zealand: 1.4%
China 1.1% / 1.2%
Ainslie — China: 1.1% Campbell — China: 1.2%
India 0.6% / 0.8%
Ainslie — India: 0.6% Campbell — India: 0.8%
Vietnam 1.1% / —
Ainslie — Vietnam: 1.1% Campbell — Vietnam: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Ainslie — Germany: 0.8% Campbell — Germany: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.7%
Ainslie — Malaysia: not among its largest Campbell — Malaysia: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ainslie 72.5% houses
Ainslie — Houses: 72.5% Ainslie — Flats / Apartments: 10.7% Ainslie — Townhouses: 16.8%
Campbell 51.0% houses
Campbell — Houses: 51.0% Campbell — Flats / Apartments: 38.0% Campbell — Townhouses: 11.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ainslie Campbell
Median house price $1,375,000 $1,700,000
Median unit price $1,144,000 $645,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 34 sales
 43 days
from 31 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Ainslie Campbell
3 bed $1.29M / $1.49M
Ainslie — 3 bed: $1.29M (28 sales) Campbell — 3 bed: $1.49M (16 sales)

28 vs 16 sales

4 bed $1.59M / $1.96M
Ainslie — 4 bed: $1.59M (17 sales) Campbell — 4 bed: $1.96M (25 sales)

17 vs 25 sales

5 bed $1.35M / $2.21M
Ainslie — 5 bed: $1.35M (7 sales) Campbell — 5 bed: $2.21M (8 sales)

7 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Ainslie Campbell
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ainslie Campbell
Houses 3.2%
$840/wk on $1.35M
 2.9%
$1,100/wk on $2M
Units — 5.9%
$710/wk on $630K

Ranking within ACT

Ainslie Campbell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of ACT Higher than 87% of ACT
Schools — Higher than 91% of ACT
Walkability Higher than 70% of ACT Higher than 76% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of ACT Higher than 62% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of ACT Higher than 65% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of ACT Higher than 5% of ACT
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 39% of ACT

Liveability

Campbell scores higher overall (78 vs 57).

Ainslie Campbell
Grade B A
Score 57/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ainslie carries more crime risk (73 vs 35); Campbell carries more flood risk (39 vs 19).

Ainslie Campbell
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
73/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Low
19/100
 Low
39/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Ainslie Campbell
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Australian National University, 3.8 km
 3
UNSW Canberra, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.2% 18.0%

Schools in Ainslie

  • North Ainslie Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Campbell

  • Campbell Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Thomas More's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Campbell High School Government · Secondary
  • Canberra Grammar School - Northside Infants Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Ainslie Campbell
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 12
Parks & reserves 8 14
Childcare 3 5
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 5
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Ainslie Campbell
Walkability score 72/100 76/100
Distance to Canberra 4 km 5.8 km
+45% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 13 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 67.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 108.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 4.3%
postcode 2602
 3.7%
postcode 2612
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2602
 10
postcode 2612

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ainslie Campbell
Car (driver) 55.1% / 38.2%
Ainslie — Car (driver): 55.1% Campbell — Car (driver): 38.2%
Walked Only 6.6% / 35.8%
Ainslie — Walked Only: 6.6% Campbell — Walked Only: 35.8%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 12.6%
Ainslie — Worked from Home: 17.2% Campbell — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Bicycle 10.7% / 5.4%
Ainslie — Bicycle: 10.7% Campbell — Bicycle: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 3.7%
Ainslie — Car (passenger): 5.6% Campbell — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 4.4% / 4.3%
Ainslie — Bus: 4.4% Campbell — Bus: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.1%).

Setting

Ainslie Campbell
Elevation 601 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 610 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ainslie Campbell
Connectivity score 48/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
2,581 premises
 41%
2,872 premises

Climate

Ainslie Campbell
Annual rainfall 622 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ainslie Campbell
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ainslie Campbell
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Ainslie Campbell
Division Canberra
same for both
Member Alicia Payne
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ainslie Campbell
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Ainslie

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Campbell

Apartments Inner Parks Students

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