Ainslie Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Ainslie (2602) is a suburb of Canberra, Inner North, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 3 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Ainslie is in the federal electorate of Fraser.

In the 2011 census the population of Ainslie was 5,100 and is comprised of approximately 53.0% females and 47.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ainslie is 40 years of age.

71.3% of people living in the suburb of Ainslie were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 1.3% United States of America, 1.1% Germany, 1.0% Vietnam, 0.9% China , 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.4% Greece, 0.4% Poland, 0.4% Canada.

81.2% of people living in Ainslie speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 1.4% Vietnamese, 1.1% Mandarin, 1.1% Italian, 0.9% German, 0.7% Greek, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% French.

The religious makeup of Ainslie is 41.6% No religion, 19.9% Catholic, 11.9% Anglican, 9.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.7% Uniting Church, 2.5% Buddhism, 1.6% Eastern Orthodox, 1.5% Other religious affiliation , 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Christian, nfd.

38.5% of people are married, 41.4% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 316 widowed people living in Ainslie.

61.4% of the people living in Ainslie over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.3% are working on a part time basis. Ainslie has an unemployment rate of 3.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Ainslie are 41.1% Professionals, 19.3% Managers, 14.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.3% Community & personal service workers, 5.8% Technicians & trades workers, 5.5% Sales workers, 3.6% Labourers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 0.7% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Ainslie work in are 35.9% Public administration and safety, 12.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.7% Education and training, 6.7% Health care and social assistance, 5.9% Retail trade, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 3.3% Construction, 3.2% Arts and recreation services, 2.8% Information media and telecommunications.

29.3% of homes are fully owned, and 28.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 38.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $913 per week and the median household income is $1877 per week.

The median rent in Ainslie is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ainslie postcode 2602