Ainslie vs Reid

In Ainslie, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Reid, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Reid: a median of $1.72 million, against $1.38 million in Ainslie, and rent is higher there too. Reid is closer to the city centre: 2.6 km, against 4 km. On these figures, Ainslie tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Reid suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Ainslie

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (72% vs 36%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 28%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ainslie has cheaper houses ($1,375,000 vs $1,715,000)
  • Reid has cheaper units ($499,000 vs $1,144,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ainslie has cheaper rent ($367/wk vs $430/wk)
  • Reid has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

Reid

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Ainslie has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Reid has more units and townhouses to downsize into (64% vs 28%)

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

Investors

Ainslie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.6% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ainslie and Reid 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 Reid
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 Reid
Walkability 72 / 90
Ainslie — Walkability: 72/100 Reid — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 27 / 15
Ainslie — Safety: 27/100 Reid — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 35 / 100
Ainslie — Low fire risk: 35/100 Reid — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 81 / 100
Ainslie — Low flood risk: 81/100 Reid — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ainslie has more residents (5,376 vs 1,544); Reid rents higher ($430/wk vs $367/wk).

Ainslie Reid
Population 5,376
+71% vs other
 1,544
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -5.6%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $126,568/yr
+7% vs other
 $118,144/yr
Median weekly rent $367/wk $430/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ainslie Reid
0-4 4.9% / 3.4%
Ainslie — 0-4: 4.9% Reid — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.8% / 4.7%
Ainslie — 5-14: 11.8% Reid — 5-14: 4.7%
15-19 5.5% / 4.1%
Ainslie — 15-19: 5.5% Reid — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 7.3% / 12.0%
Ainslie — 20-24: 7.3% Reid — 20-24: 12.0%
25-34 11.2% / 19.8%
Ainslie — 25-34: 11.2% Reid — 25-34: 19.8%
35-44 12.9% / 11.3%
Ainslie — 35-44: 12.9% Reid — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 13.7% / 10.8%
Ainslie — 45-54: 13.7% Reid — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 12.8% / 14.9%
Ainslie — 55-64: 12.8% Reid — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 9.6% / 11.5%
Ainslie — 65-74: 9.6% Reid — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 5.8% / 6.2%
Ainslie — 75-84: 5.8% Reid — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 4.7% / 1.2%
Ainslie — 85+: 4.7% Reid — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ainslie 39.0% lone person
Ainslie — Lone Person: 39.0% Ainslie — Couple Families: 39.0% Ainslie — Group Household: 8.8% Ainslie — One Parent Families: 12.2% Ainslie — Other Families: 1.0%
Reid 56.1% lone person
Reid — Lone Person: 56.1% Reid — Couple Families: 20.5% Reid — Group Household: 14.8% Reid — One Parent Families: 7.5% Reid — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families 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%
Reid 46.9% renting
Reid — Owned Outright: 30.8% Reid — Mortgage: 22.3% Reid — Renting: 46.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ainslie Reid
Bachelor Degree 22.7% / 25.6%
Ainslie — Bachelor Degree: 22.7% Reid — Bachelor Degree: 25.6%
Postgraduate Degree 16.7% / 18.8%
Ainslie — Postgraduate Degree: 16.7% Reid — Postgraduate Degree: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.9%
Ainslie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Reid — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.6% / 5.6%
Ainslie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6% Reid — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6%
Certificate III & IV 5.0% / 4.0%
Ainslie — Certificate III & IV: 5.0% Reid — Certificate III & IV: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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 Reid
England 4.4% / 4.3%
Ainslie — England: 4.4% Reid — England: 4.3%
India 0.6% / 2.7%
Ainslie — India: 0.6% Reid — India: 2.7%
China 1.1% / 2.1%
Ainslie — China: 1.1% Reid — China: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.4%
Ainslie — New Zealand: 1.4% Reid — New Zealand: 1.4%
Vietnam 1.1% / 0.7%
Ainslie — Vietnam: 1.1% Reid — Vietnam: 0.7%
Germany 0.8% / 1.0%
Ainslie — Germany: 0.8% Reid — Germany: 1.0%
Malaysia — / 1.0%
Ainslie — Malaysia: not among its largest Reid — Malaysia: 1.0%

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%
Reid 36.2% houses
Reid — Houses: 36.2% Reid — Flats / Apartments: 41.9% Reid — Townhouses: 22.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ainslie Reid
Median house price $1,375,000 $1,715,000
Median unit price $1,144,000 $499,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 34 sales
 22 days
from 15 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 Reid
3 bed $1.29M / $1.39M
Ainslie — 3 bed: $1.29M (28 sales) Reid — 3 bed: $1.39M (7 sales)

28 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.59M / $1.93M
Ainslie — 4 bed: $1.59M (17 sales) Reid — 4 bed: $1.93M (7 sales)

17 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Ainslie Reid
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 Reid
Houses 3.2%
$840/wk on $1.35M
 —
Units — 6.8%
$645/wk on $492K

Ranking within ACT

Ainslie Reid
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of ACT Higher than 37% of ACT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of ACT Higher than 99% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of ACT Higher than 61% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of ACT Higher than 49% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of ACT —
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 80% of ACT

Liveability

Reid scores higher overall (85 vs 57); Reid is more walkable (90 vs 72).

Ainslie Reid
Grade B A+
Score 57/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ainslie carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 0); Ainslie carries more flood risk (19 vs 0).

Ainslie Reid
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
85/100
Flood Low
19/100
 None
0/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Ainslie Reid
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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, 2.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.2% 6.3%

Schools in Ainslie

  • North Ainslie Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Reid

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Ainslie Reid
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 3 2
GPs 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Ainslie Reid
Walkability score 72/100 90/100
Distance to Canberra 4 km
+35% vs other
 2.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 8 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 67.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 Reid
Car (driver) 55.1% / 41.1%
Ainslie — Car (driver): 55.1% Reid — Car (driver): 41.1%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 15.9%
Ainslie — Worked from Home: 17.2% Reid — Worked from Home: 15.9%
Walked Only 6.6% / 23.1%
Ainslie — Walked Only: 6.6% Reid — Walked Only: 23.1%
Bicycle 10.7% / 6.9%
Ainslie — Bicycle: 10.7% Reid — Bicycle: 6.9%
Bus 4.4% / 9.8%
Ainslie — Bus: 4.4% Reid — Bus: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 2.8%
Ainslie — Car (passenger): 5.6% Reid — Car (passenger): 2.8%

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

Setting

Ainslie Reid
Elevation 601 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 567 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ainslie Reid
Connectivity score 48/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
2,581 premises
 18%
1,045 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ainslie

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Reid

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses

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