ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Denman Prospect, ACT, 2611
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
81% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.9° today · 23.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#62 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Denman Prospect is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,759 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 35 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+67%), roughly 12.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 12 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,759
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $3,219
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 72 of 1,046
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,400
- Employment rate
- 81%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 39 / 252 / 249
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 35
- Against the person
- 14
- Against property
- 13
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 12.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 197 residents
- State safety percentile
- 66.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +66.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv4
- Assault - Non-Fv9
- Burglary Dwellings3
- Other Offences8
- Property Damage5
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,107
- Evelyn Scott SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Roadworks & transport
12 active roadworks / incidents
- Denman North Package 1 - Display Village Additional Work - WOD-DEN-021Romano Street (both directions) between Fong Lim Way and Makinson View.19 Dec 2024 – 24 Feb 2027
- Denman North Package 1 - Display Village Additional Work - WOD-DEN-021Romano Street (both dirctions): from Fong Lim Way to Makinson View.23 Feb 2025 – 24 Feb 2027
- Denman North Package 1 - Display Village Additional Work - WOD-DEN-021Romano Street (both directions): from Fong Lim Way to Makinson View.20 Apr 2025 – 30 Apr 2027
- Elm Lane - New ConstructionCarden Street - (both directions) from Hartishorn Crescent to Goedecke Street.7am - 8pm Monday to Saturday as required.27 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2027
- New Construction Blocks 1 - 6, Section 115 Denman ProspectTerania Lane (both directions): from Siedlecky Street to Manoa Street.30 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
- New Construction Blocks 1 - 6, Section 115 Denman ProspectTerania Lane - (both directions): from Siedlecky Street to Manoa Street.08 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- RevA TTE25-HUO-8070 Huon, Stromlo Reach Estate Works, Uriarra Rd, Denman ProspectUnnamed roads off Uriarra Road located within Block 33, Section 1 Molongolo.11 May 2025 – 18 Dec 2026
- RevA TTE25-HUO-8265 Capital Estate Developments, Romano St, Holborow Ave, Denman ProspectRomano Street (both directions): between Makinson View (both ends).24 Mar 2026 – 03 Sep 2027
- RevB TTE25-HUO-8070 Huon, Stromlo Reach Estate Works, Uriarra Rd, Denman ProspectUnnamed roads off Uriarra Road located within Block 33, Section 1 Molonglo.05 Jul 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
- TTE25-HUO-8070 Huon, Stromlo Reach Estate Works, Uriarra Rd, Denman ProspectUnnamed roads off Uriarra Road located within Block 33, Section 1 in Molongolo.16 Mar 2025 – 18 Dec 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
136 planning-related records
2026· 15 proposals
June 2026
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYActive
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYActive
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYActive
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYActive
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYActive
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYActive
March 2026
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
2025· 23 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
November 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYActive
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
September 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
2024· 21 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCDENMAN PROSPECT · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
2023· 26 proposals
26 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 20 proposals
20 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 18 proposals
18 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 13 proposals
13 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
57 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Bench (19)
- Bielski Street after Heseltine StreetBus stop
- Bus stop
- Denman Prospect Shops Felstead VistaBus stop
- Felstead Vista opposite Denman Prospect ShopsBus stop
- Holborow Avenue after Eureka WayBus stop
- Holborow Avenue after Greenwood StreetBus stop
- Holborow Avenue before Eureka WayBus stop
- John Gorton Drive after Wyndham AvenueBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Denman Prospect Ridgeline ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Capital Chemistpharmacy
- Molonglo Smilesdentist
- Your GP@Denmandoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
27 state heritage places
- Aboriginal RecordingsMR14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMRC 84 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMRC 54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMVF2(b)4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMRIF14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMVF204 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMVF14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMV4/MV54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMVF144 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMRC 24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 26
- Parks (OSM)
- 23
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 42.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #62 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMR14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMRC 84 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMRC 54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMVF2(b)4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMRIF14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMVF204 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMVF14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMV4/MV54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMVF144 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMRC 24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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