Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory

Ainslie Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Wakefield Gardens Housing Precinct house
Ainslie
Coordinates	35°15′46″S 149°08′39″E / 35.26278°S 149.14417°E / -35.26278; 149.14417
Population	5,376 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1,536/km2 (3,980/sq mi)
Established	1928
Postcode(s)	2602
Elevation	590 m (1,936 ft)
Area	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Location	3 km (2 mi) NNE of Canberra CBD 17 km (11 mi) NW of Queanbeyan 87 km (54 mi) SW of Goulburn 284 km (176 mi) SW of Sydney
District	North Canberra
Territory electorate(s)	Kurrajong
Federal division(s)	Canberra
Suburbs around Ainslie: Dickson Dickson Hackett Braddon Ainslie Canberra Nature Park Reid Campbell Canberra Nature Park

Ainslie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district.

The suburb is bounded by Limestone Avenue and Majura Avenue to the west and north, Phillip Avenue to the north-east, Mount Ainslie to the east and Quick Street to the south.

Ainslie is within walking distance of the City, the nature trails of Mount Ainslie, the Australian War Memorial and the many restaurants of Dickson. It has many attractions: a central location, with equally easy access to the CBD and the bush trails of Mount Ainslie; the abundance of charming early twentieth-century, heritage-listed houses; mature deciduous street trees and general leafiness; and a vibrant local shopping centre.