Reid, Australian Capital Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Reid
state = act
city = Canberra

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caption =
lga = North Canberra
postcode = 2612
est = 1928
propval = $315,000
pop = 1634 (2001 census)
ACTgov = Molonglo
fedgov = Fraser
near-nw = Braddon
near-n = Braddon
near-ne = Ainslie
near-e = City Centre
near-w = Campbell
near-sw = Parkes
near-s = Parkes
near-se = Campbell

Reid (postcode: 2612) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Located directly next to Civic, Canberra's central business district, Reid is one of the oldest suburbs in Canberra. The population of Reid on census night 2001 was 1634 people.

Reid is named after Australia's fourth Prime Minister, Sir George Reid.

Separating the suburbs of Reid and Campbell is ANZAC Parade a ceremonial boulevarde, running along Canberra's primary design axis (the ceremonial axis) from Lake Burley Griffin to the Australian War Memorial.

Located in Reid are the Canberra Institute of Technology and St John the Baptist Church, the oldest church in Canberra. Most of Reid is a protected Historical Precinct.

Geology

Calcareous shale from the Canberra Formation is overlain by Quaternary alluvium.This rock is the limestone of the original title of Canberra "Limestone Plains".Tertiary age pebbly gravels are around Anzac Parade left from when the Molonglo river was at a higher level.

References

#Allhomes. [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu&i=655 Property values in Reid]