The suburb is named after James Ainslie, the first overseer of Duntroon Station in Canberra. After being wounded at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, Ainslie came to Australia and was employed by Robert Campbell to “drove a mob of sheep south from Bathurst until he found suitable land”. James Ainslie chose the Limestone Plains (the Canberra district) about 1825. Ainslie was overseer for ten years before returning to Scotland.
Street names in Ainslie are named after pioneers and legislators.
Distance to City GPO: 1.5 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
CANBERRA CENTRE - 2.4 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 5.5 km
Primary School:
NORTH AINSLIE PRIMARY SCHOOL, AINSLIE - 0.9 km
High School:
CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL, CAMPBELL - 1.8 km
College:
MERICI COLLEGE - 1.1 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 3.4 km
| Average age: | 39 years |
| Houses: | 78.8% |
| Townhouses: | 14.1% |
| Flats & units: | 7.1% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 4,816 |