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Reid ACT 2612

1,971 addresses · 18 streets

Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Reid · 1 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Reid is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 1,544 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,272 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 52% of households own their home and 46% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,544Population
40Median age
$2,272Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Reid statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Reid itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 4.4 km south · Light rail stop: Alinga Street, 900 m west · Bus interchange: City Bus Station, 800 m west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 5.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Reid

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Reid ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202177.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Reid
Population by age, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-453
5-1472
15-1963
20-24185
25-34306
35-44175
45-54167
55-64230
65-74178
75-8495
85+18
Dwelling types in Reid
Dwelling types, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House252
Townhouse153
Apartment288
Other0
Households by weekly income in Reid
Households by weekly income, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650102
$650-1,49993
$1,500-2,999207
$3,000+247
Top ancestries in Reid
Top ancestries, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English548
Australian444
Other248
Irish238
Scottish193
Ancestry NS109
Housing tenure in Reid
Housing tenure, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned210
Mortgage152
Rented320
Other13
Cars per household in Reid
Cars per household, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0135
1321
2155
354
4+30
Commute to work in Reid
Commute to work, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car331
Train0
Bus63
Tram/ferry3
Walked174
Bicycle52
Home120
Top countries of birth in Reid
Top countries of birth, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England67
India41
South Korea34
China32
United States26
New Zealand21
Languages used at home in Reid
Languages used at home, Reid ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Korean36
Mandarin31
Hindi17
French14
Arabic13
Cantonese13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

936,619 bird observations recorded near Reid — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Reid

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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