People — demographics & education

People	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Total	1,583	--	357,222	--	21,507,717	--
Male	816	51.5	176,746	49.5	10,634,013	49.4
Female	767	48.5	180,476	50.5	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	26	1.6	5,185	1.5	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,583 people in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

Age	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	56	3.5	23,843	6.7	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	51	3.2	21,411	6.0	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	74	4.7	21,089	5.9	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	79	5.0	23,999	6.7	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	185	11.7	30,750	8.6	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	174	11.0	30,535	8.5	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	123	7.8	27,708	7.8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	83	5.2	26,960	7.5	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	98	6.2	25,973	7.3	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	132	8.3	24,602	6.9	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	114	7.2	23,405	6.6	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	121	7.6	20,408	5.7	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	89	5.6	18,373	5.1	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	82	5.2	12,672	3.5	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	35	2.2	8,994	2.5	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	39	2.5	6,591	1.8	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	19	1.2	5,074	1.4	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	28	1.8	4,835	1.4	402,681	1.9
Median age	39	--	34	--	37	--

The median age of people in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population.

Registered marital status	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	477	34.0	137,508	47.3	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	41	2.9	7,536	2.6	529,280	3.0
Divorced	148	10.6	23,093	7.9	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	55	3.9	11,350	3.9	949,634	5.5
Never married	680	48.5	111,389	38.3	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 34.0% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	54	--	48	--	50	--
Separated	50	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	55	--	53	--	54	--
Widowed	76	--	77	--	78	--
Never married	27	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	394	33.1	124,924	48.4	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	107	9.0	27,591	10.7	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	688	57.9	105,845	41.0	6,413,399	41.3

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 33.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	54	--	48	--	50	--
De facto marriage	37	--	34	--	35	--
Not married	35	--	30	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	8	1.4	5,201	4.5	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	47	8.4	16,597	14.5	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	14	2.5	7,451	6.5	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	14	2.5	3,662	3.2	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	30	5.4	12,384	10.8	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	21	3.8	6,635	5.8	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	26	4.7	4,096	3.6	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	70	12.6	9,181	8.0	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	154	27.6	28,337	24.7	932,524	14.3
Other	14	2.5	2,807	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	159	28.5	18,506	16.1	1,511,694	23.2
Total	557	--	114,857	--	6,503,580	--

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) 35.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.5% were in primary school, 13.6% in secondary school and 40.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Australia	969	61.2	255,052	71.4	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	513	37.0	108,891	32.2	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	100	7.2	27,344	8.1	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	90	6.5	21,036	6.2	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	685	49.4	180,529	53.4	10,757,087	53.7

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 49.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	492	59.7	132,040	65.0	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	209	25.4	51,028	25.1	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	60	7.3	12,821	6.3	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	63	7.6	7,316	3.6	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	824	--	203,205	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 824 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs). Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 7.6% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	95	12.5	18,664	9.5	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	51	6.7	14,748	7.5	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	60	7.9	17,617	9.0	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	148	19.5	43,133	22.0	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	347	45.8	88,909	45.4	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	41	--	39	--	40	--
Employed part-time	32	--	36	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 32 years.

Occupation	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	870	--	917	--	577	--
Family	2,508	--	2,277	--	1,481	--
Household	1,344	--	1,920	--	1,234	--
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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) was $870.

Travel to work, top responses	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	1,006	71.9	226,730	77.9	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	250	17.8	82,139	28.2	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	150	10.7	30,889	10.6	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	333	23.8	61,571	21.2	3,090,874	17.8

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.8% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	367	26.2	75,671	26.0	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	405	28.9	91,161	31.3	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	159	11.3	37,329	12.8	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	77	5.5	22,571	7.8	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	153	45.1	35,150	37.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	107	31.6	43,191	46.2	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	70	20.6	13,601	14.6	901,637	15.9
Other family	9	2.7	1,452	1.6	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 31.6% were couple families with children, 45.1% were couple families without children and 20.6% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	24.0	--	19.8	--	17.6
Female	--	76.0	--	80.2	--	82.4

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs) 24.0% of single parents were male and 76.0% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,451	--	2,662	--	2,081	--
Families with children	4,237	--	3,060	--	2,310	--
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In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $4,237 and those without children was $2,451.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	67	25.7	24,454	31.2	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	6	2.3	2,579	3.3	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	45	17.2	16,099	20.5	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	42	16.1	10,520	13.4	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	14	5.4	3,301	4.2	251,191	5.4
Both not working	47	18.0	10,452	13.3	899,598	19.2
Other	17	6.5	6,140	7.8	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	23	8.8	4,800	6.1	314,529	6.7

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), of couple families, 25.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 17.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	704	90.0	129,423	92.7	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	78	10.0	10,196	7.3	934,470	10.7

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	246	35.0	94,266	72.8	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	72	10.3	18,811	14.5	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	381	54.3	16,071	12.4	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	3	0.4	228	0.2	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 35.0% were separate houses, 10.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 54.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	10	1.4	419	0.3	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	96	13.7	6,739	5.2	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	287	40.9	17,477	13.5	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	171	24.4	56,123	43.4	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	124	17.7	47,271	36.5	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	14	2.0	1,396	1.1	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.5	--	3.2	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 13.7% had 1 bedroom, 40.9% had 2 bedrooms and 24.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	174	24.8	36,739	28.4	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	112	16.0	50,392	38.9	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	390	55.6	39,592	30.6	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	6	0.9	816	0.6	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	19	2.7	1,886	1.5	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 24.8% were owned outright, 16.0% were owned with a mortgage and 55.6% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Family households	338	48.1	91,979	71.1	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	287	40.9	30,248	23.4	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	77	11.0	7,198	5.6	321,007	4.1

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), of all households, 48.1% were family households, 40.9% were single person households and 11.0% were group households.

Household income	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	29.7	--	12.9	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	20.6	--	23.7	--	11.2
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In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 29.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Median rent	150	--	380	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	84.7	--	92.0	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	15.3	--	8.0	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,141	--	2,167	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	95.6	--	92.2	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	4.4	--	7.8	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
None	202	28.7	7,978	6.2	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	268	38.0	47,517	36.7	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	152	21.6	50,278	38.8	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	55	7.8	21,104	16.3	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	28	4.0	2,548	2.0	234,292	3.0

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), 38.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	25	--	5,185	--	548,368	--
Male	17	68.0	2,656	51.2	270,331	49.3
Female	8	32.0	2,529	48.8	278,037	50.7
Median age	30	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), there were 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 17 (or 68.0%) were male and 8 (or 32.0%) were female. The median age was 30 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	2.5	--	3.1	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,112	--	1,666	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,112.

Mortgage and rent	Reid (ACT)	%	Australian Capital Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	105	--	305	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	2,167	--	1,647	--

In Reid (ACT) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $105 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.