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Ainslie vs Reid
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Ainslie profile · Reid profile
Ainslie Reid
Ainslie and Reid (ACT) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and family profiles. Ainslie is more likely to have separate houses, with 72.5% compared to 36.2% in Reid (ACT). This is consistent with Ainslie having more children under 15 (16.6% versus 8.2%) and a far higher share of people caring for children unpaid. In contrast, Reid (ACT) has a much higher proportion of people living alone (40.9%) and a far higher share of renters (45.9% compared to 32.7% in Ainslie).
Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, at around 54%. They also share similar typical weekly incomes and unemployment rates. While they are alike in these respects, they differ sharply in crime data, with recorded offences far higher in Reid (ACT). This is seen alongside a much higher number of public transport departures and better walking access to groceries and health services in Reid (ACT).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,100
- First area, 2016: 5,189
- First area, 2021: 5,376
- Second area, 2011: 1,583
- Second area, 2016: 1,636
- Second area, 2021: 1,544
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Ainslie: 1.9% males, 2.9% females; 85+ in Reid: 0.5% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Ainslie: 0.9% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Reid: 1.2% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Ainslie: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Reid: 1.7% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Ainslie: 1.9% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Reid: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Ainslie: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Reid: 3.1% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Ainslie: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Reid: 4.1% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Ainslie: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Reid: 4.0% males, 4.3% females
- 50–54 in Ainslie: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Reid: 3.9% males, 2.6% females
- 45–49 in Ainslie: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Reid: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 40–44 in Ainslie: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Reid: 3.6% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Ainslie: 2.8% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Reid: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Ainslie: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Reid: 5.6% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Ainslie: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Reid: 6.3% males, 4.3% females
- 20–24 in Ainslie: 3.0% males, 4.3% females; 20–24 in Reid: 5.8% males, 6.3% females
- 15–19 in Ainslie: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Reid: 2.0% males, 1.8% females
- 10–14 in Ainslie: 2.8% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Reid: 0.8% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Ainslie: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Reid: 1.3% males, 1.1% females
- 0–4 in Ainslie: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Reid: 1.3% males, 1.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $913
- First area, 2016: $1,029
- First area, 2021: $1,236
- Second area, 2011: $870
- Second area, 2016: $1,014
- Second area, 2021: $1,335
- First area, 2011: $1,877
- First area, 2016: $2,027
- First area, 2021: $2,434
- Second area, 2011: $1,344
- Second area, 2016: $1,503
- Second area, 2021: $2,272
- First area, 2011: $2,548
- First area, 2016: $3,018
- First area, 2021: $3,578
- Second area, 2011: $2,508
- Second area, 2016: $2,759
- Second area, 2021: $3,301
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $275
- First area, 2021: $367
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $320
- Second area, 2021: $430
- First area, 2011: $2,400
- First area, 2016: $2,450
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $2,141
- Second area, 2016: $2,206
- Second area, 2021: $2,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ainslie vs Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80018/ainslie/vs/SAL80113/reid