ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Reid (ACT), ACT, 2612
Current weather
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82% humidity · 10.8 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.7° today · 20.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#57 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Reid (ACT) is a small locality in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 1,544 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 31 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-48%), roughly 20.1 offences per 1,000 residents, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 1,544
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $2,272
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 161 of 859
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,300
- Employment rate
- 62.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 37 / 153 / 288
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 31
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 13
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 20.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 515 residents
- State safety percentile
- 81.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -47.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv1
- Burglary Other2
- Other Offences15
- Property Damage3
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)8
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
25 planning-related records
2025· 3 proposals
November 2025
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2025
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2024· 6 proposals
October 2024
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2023· 6 proposals
June 2023
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2022· 5 proposals
July 2022
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2021· 1 proposal
November 2021
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2020· 4 proposals
November 2020
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2020
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2020
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2020
- SUBCREID · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
19 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Ainslie Avenue after Currong StreetBus stop
- Ainslie Avenue after Doonkuna StreetBus stop
- Ainslie Avenue after Elimatta StreetBus stop
- Ainslie Avenue after Gooreen StreetBus stop
- CIT Reid Constitution AvBus stop
- Constitution Av opp Anzac Park WestBus stop
- Currong Street after Anzac Park WestBus stop
- Currong Street before Anzac Park WestBus stop
- Euree Street after Elimatta StreetBus stop
- Euree Street before Elimatta StreetBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
271 state heritage places
- City Railway Remnants, Kingston and ReidReid3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTDoonkuna St before Coranderrk St, Reid3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTDoonkuna St before Coranderrk St, Reid3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Reid Early Childhood CentreAmaroo Streetchildcare
- Reid Pre SchoolDirrawan Gardenskindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 47.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #57 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Reid Early Childhood CentrechildcareAmaroo Streetchildcare
- Reid Pre SchoolchildcareDirrawan Gardenskindergarten
- City Railway Remnants, Kingston and ReidheritageReid3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTheritageDoonkuna St before Coranderrk St, Reid3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTheritageDoonkuna St before Coranderrk St, Reid3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Reid Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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