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Hackett vs Reid
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Hackett profile · Reid profile
Hackett Reid
Hackett and Reid (ACT) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and family profiles. Hackett is much more family-oriented, with 20.9% of people being children under 15 and 32.7% of adults providing unpaid childcare. This is reflected in the homes, where separate houses are far more common (76.2%) and three or more bedrooms are found in 80.1% of dwellings. In contrast, Reid (ACT) has a higher proportion of people living alone (40.9%) and more renters (45.9%), with many living in flats or apartments. Reid (ACT) also has much better access to health services and public transport, with 98.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a clinic.
Both areas share a similar typical resident age of 40 and have almost identical typical weekly personal incomes of around $1,300. They also have very similar levels of education, with about 83% of residents completing Year 12. While they are similar in these respects, the two areas differ sharply in crime rates, which are far higher in Reid (ACT) across categories like theft and property damage. The gap in crime has narrowed slightly, as both areas saw recorded offences fall over the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,914
- First area, 2016: 2,991
- First area, 2021: 3,227
- Second area, 2011: 1,583
- Second area, 2016: 1,636
- Second area, 2021: 1,544
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 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 Hackett: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Reid: 0.5% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Hackett: 0.9% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Reid: 1.2% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Hackett: 1.1% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Reid: 1.7% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Hackett: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Reid: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Hackett: 1.7% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Reid: 3.1% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Hackett: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Reid: 4.1% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Hackett: 3.0% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Reid: 4.0% males, 4.3% females
- 50–54 in Hackett: 4.3% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Reid: 3.9% males, 2.6% females
- 45–49 in Hackett: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Reid: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 40–44 in Hackett: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Reid: 3.6% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Hackett: 2.6% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Reid: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Hackett: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Reid: 5.6% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Hackett: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Reid: 6.3% males, 4.3% females
- 20–24 in Hackett: 2.0% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Reid: 5.8% males, 6.3% females
- 15–19 in Hackett: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Reid: 2.0% males, 1.8% females
- 10–14 in Hackett: 4.2% males, 4.1% females; 10–14 in Reid: 0.8% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Hackett: 4.0% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Reid: 1.3% males, 1.1% females
- 0–4 in Hackett: 2.9% males, 2.6% 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: $949
- First area, 2016: $1,069
- First area, 2021: $1,361
- Second area, 2011: $870
- Second area, 2016: $1,014
- Second area, 2021: $1,335
- First area, 2011: $1,789
- First area, 2016: $2,134
- First area, 2021: $2,623
- Second area, 2011: $1,344
- Second area, 2016: $1,503
- Second area, 2021: $2,272
- First area, 2011: $2,393
- First area, 2016: $2,763
- First area, 2021: $3,555
- 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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $314
- First area, 2016: $320
- First area, 2021: $374
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $320
- Second area, 2021: $430
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,383
- First area, 2021: $2,500
- 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). Hackett vs Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80069/hackett/vs/SAL80113/reid