Ainslie - North Canberra Community Council

Ainslie is a leafy suburb in the Inner North of Canberra, Australia.
The suburb is bounded by Limestone Ave and Majura Ave to the west, Mount Ainslie to the east, Quick Street to the south and the suburb of Hackett to the north.

Ainslie is within walking distance of the Canberra CBD (Civic), the nature trails of Mount Ainslie, the Australian War Memorial and the many Asian and other restaurants of Dickson. The combination of its central position, the abundance of early, heritage-listed houses and mature street trees makes it one of Canberra’s most desirable locations. The suburb has been one of the Canberra suburbs showing strongest increases in property values in recent years. Having been originally a predominantly blue-collar area with a high proportion of public housing, Ainslie has gradually gentrified.

The population count of Ainslie on census night 2021 was 5,376 people.

Local Groups:

Ainslie Residents Association

Most Recent 5 Ainlsie Development Applications

The latest public Environment and Planning Directorate – Planning notifications can also be accessed from their site. The following is an extract of the public applications selected by NCCC that principally relate to Ainslie or have an impact on North Canberra or its residents; the extract may not be complete and does not contain development applications that are not publicly notified.

Address: 106 Majura Avenue, Ainslie, ACT

Development Application: 202442908

Desecription: PLANNING ACT 2023 - PROPOSAL FOR GARAGE - Construction of new garage and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2024-05-14

Address: 83 Officer Crescent, Ainslie, ACT

Development Application: 202342619

Desecription: PLANNING ACT 2023-PROPOSAL FOR A SECONDARY RESIDENCE - Demolition of the existing garage, shed, post/rail, portion of the existing driveway and tree removal. Construction of a new single storey secondary residence in addition to the existing dwelling, carport, driveway works, landscaping and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2024-04-19

Address: 61 Hannan Crescent, Ainslie, ACT

Development Application: 202342389

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR NEW SWIMMING POOL - construction of new swimming pool and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2023-12-08

Address: 9 Winnecke Street, Ainslie, ACT

Development Application: 202342196

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR NEW DWELLING AND SECONDARY RESIDENCE AND LEASE VARIATION - demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of new two storey dwelling and attached two storey secondary residence, driveway works, reconstruction of common party wall of original duplex and associated works. Lease variation to permit secondary residence.
Comment closure date: 2023-11-10

Address: 26 Angas Street, Ainslie, ACT

Development Application: 202342192

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR GARAGE AND CARPORT - demolition of the existing garage/work room and carport and the construction of a new garage, carport, work room and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2023-10-30

(Note: Earlier Development Applications can be seen by accessing the ACTPLA website or by going to PlanningAlerts. Note ACTPLA do remove access to the development application documentation some time after the DA closes, but PlanningAlerts do retain some basic historical information.)