Reid was named after the Right Honourable Sir George Reid (1845-1918). Sir George was Australia’s fourth Prime Minister who formed a Government in August 1904 and held office until July 1905. He entered the House of Representatives after having been the Premier of New South Wales from 1894 to 1898. Sir George was a Federalist and was one of the Founders of the Constitution.
The suburb name "Reid" was gazetted on 20 September 192
Street names in Reid are named after Aboriginal words.
Distance to City GPO: 1.2 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
CANBERRA CENTRE - 0.8 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 6.0 km
Primary School:
AINSLIE PRIMARY SCHOOL, AINSLIE - 1.0 km
High School:
CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL, CAMPBELL - 0.8 km
College:
MERICI COLLEGE - 1.8 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 2.2 km
| Average age: | 40 years |
| Houses: | 35.5% |
| Townhouses: | 8.1% |
| Flats & units: | 55.4% |
| Other: | 1.0% |
| Population: | 1,602 |