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Parkes vs Reid

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Parkes profile · Reid profile

Parkes Reid

Reid (ACT) and Parkes (ACT) are neighbouring areas with very different population profiles. Reid (ACT) has 1,544 residents, while Parkes (ACT) is largely non-residential with a population of 0. There are stark gaps in their demographics; the typical person in Reid (ACT) is far older at 40, compared to 32 in Parkes (ACT). Typical weekly personal income is also far higher in Reid (ACT) at $1,335, while in Parkes (ACT) it is $225, which is far below the national figure.

Both areas are a walker's paradise, with walkability scores of 8.7 and 8.5. This shared accessibility is reflected in the fact that almost every home in both places is within a 15-minute walk of a park. While they share this high level of amenity, other gaps remain; for example, the walk to the nearest stop is far higher in Parkes (ACT) at 7 minutes, compared to just 2 minutes in Reid (ACT).

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Where they differ most

Personal income: $1,110 higher in Reid Population: 1,544 larger in Reid Median age: 8 yrs older in Reid

Demographics & Identity

Population in Parkesin Reid +1,544 larger in Reid gap steady
0 0th pct 1,544 76th pct
Median age in Parkesin Reid +8 yrs older in Reid gap narrowing
32 yrs 9th pct 40 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Parkesin Reid
— 1.0% 40th pct
Aged 65+ in Parkesin Reid
— 19.2% 52nd pct
Under 15 in Parkesin Reid
— 8.2% 12th pct
De facto in Parkesin Reid
— 11.3% 43rd pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Parkesin Reid
— 29.7% 89th pct

Language

Other language in Parkesin Reid
— 18.7% 86th pct
Limited English in Parkesin Reid
— 2.1% 86th pct

Religion

No religion in Parkesin Reid
— 50.8% 81st pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Parkesin Reid
— 83.1% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Parkesin Reid
— 54.3% 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Parkesin Reid +2 more in Parkes
16 86th pct 14 84th pct
Avg size in Parkesin Reid +69 larger in Parkes
659 88th pct 590 83rd pct
ICSEA in Parkesin Reid +8 higher in Parkes
1,143 100th pct 1,136 99th pct

Income

Personal income in Parkesin Reid +$1,110 higher in Reid
$225 0th pct $1,335 94th pct
Household income in Parkesin Reid
— $2,272 86th pct
Family income in Parkesin Reid
— $3,301 94th pct
High earners in Parkesin Reid
— 25.7% 95th pct
High-income homes in Parkesin Reid
— 35.4% 89th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Parkesin Reid
— 31.3% 62nd pct
Mental health in Parkesin Reid
— 12.5% 86th pct
Needs assistance in Parkesin Reid
— 3.1% 32nd pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Parkesin Reid
— 24.5% 74th pct
Unpaid carers in Parkesin Reid
— 12.1% 42nd pct
Unpaid child care in Parkesin Reid
— 15.6% 14th pct
Defence service in Parkesin Reid
— 5.8% 86th pct
Housework 15h+ in Parkesin Reid
— 18.0% 18th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Parkesin Reid +16 larger in Reid
0 0th pct 16 64th pct
Median age in Parkesin Reid
— 42 yrs 80th pct
Median income in Parkesin Reid
— $575 43rd pct
Household income in Parkesin Reid
— $949 16th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Parkesin Reid
— 2.0 14th pct
One-parent in Parkesin Reid
— 9.3% 40th pct
Living alone in Parkesin Reid
— 40.9% 92nd pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Parkesin Reid
— $430 87th pct
Mortgage in Parkesin Reid
— $2,300 86th pct
People / bedroom in Parkesin Reid
— 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Parkesin Reid
— 45.9% 90th pct
Owned outright in Parkesin Reid
— 30.1% 23rd pct
Separate houses in Parkesin Reid
— 36.2% 4th pct
3+ bedrooms in Parkesin Reid
— 46.2% 7th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Parkesin Reid
— 19.7% 95th pct
Work from home in Parkesin Reid
— 13.6% 40th pct
PT commute in Parkesin Reid
— 7.5% 96th pct
PT stops in Parkesin Reid +7 more in Parkes
21 86th pct 14 84th pct
Stops/1k in Parkesin Reid
— 9.07 87th pct
Departures/1k in Parkesin Reid
— 2,260.4 93rd pct
PT routes in Parkesin Reid +8 more in Parkes
18 86th pct 10 86th pct
Stop walk in Parkesin Reid +5 longer in Parkes
7 39th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Parkesin Reid +4 longer in Parkes
7 1st pct 3 0th pct
Reach 30 min in Parkesin Reid +15,401 more in Reid
1,949 46th pct 17,350 71st pct
Reach 45 min in Parkesin Reid +3,766 more in Parkes
38,112 60th pct 34,346 58th pct
Transit to city in Parkesin Reid +5 longer in Parkes
27 5th pct 22 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Parkesin Reid
— 47.8% 89th pct
Recent arrivals in Parkesin Reid
— 20.7% 87th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Parkesin Reid
— 4.5% 62nd pct
Participation in Parkesin Reid
— 64.6% 64th pct
Full-time in Parkesin Reid
— 63.0% 73rd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Parkesin Reid
— 17,358 90th pct
Assault/100k in Parkesin Reid
— 1,490 78th pct
Sexual/100k in Parkesin Reid
— 194 78th pct
Robbery/100k in Parkesin Reid
— 194 88th pct
Burglary/100k in Parkesin Reid
— 1,360 87th pct
Theft/100k in Parkesin Reid
— 3,238 81st pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Parkesin Reid
— 389 83rd pct
Property damage/100k in Parkesin Reid
— 3,497 91st pct
5-yr change in Parkesin Reid
— -24.7% 31st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Parkesin Reid +0.2 higher in Reid
8.5 100th pct 8.7 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Parkesin Reid +0.1 more in Reid
7.9 100th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Parkesin Reid +0.9 pts higher in Reid
99.1% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Parkesin Reid +3.0 pts higher in Reid
96.3% 98th pct 99.3% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Parkesin Reid even
99.8% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Parkesin Reid +1.7 pts higher in Reid
98.3% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Parkesin Reid even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Parkesin Reid +2.5 pts higher in Reid
95.7% 99th pct 98.2% 99th pct
Amenities/1k in Parkesin Reid
— 35.0 75th pct
Intersections/km² in Parkesin Reid +104 higher in Reid
383 99th pct 487 100th pct
Mean slope in Parkesin Reid +4.6 pts higher in Parkes
7.6% 67th pct 2.9% 11th pct

Compare Parkes with nearby areas

Barton Reid City Capital Hill Russell Acton Kingston Braddon

Compare Reid with nearby areas

Braddon City Parkes Russell Campbell Turner Ainslie Barton

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Parkes vs Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80108/parkes/vs/SAL80113/reid