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Denman Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Denman Prospect

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A far higher share of people were born overseas in Denman Prospect than in the rest of the ACT, with 41.8% arriving from other countries. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where Indian and Chinese roots are much more common than in the typical Australian suburb.

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📍 Denman Prospect, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Denman Prospect sits — People born overseas

41.8% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Denman Prospect — higher than 85% of areas.

Denman Prospect41.8%
2611 crosses ACT/NSW 28.2%
Australian Capital Territory 28.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are Australian at 21.7% and English at 20.6%. Indian ancestry is also prominent at 14.6%, followed by Chinese at 12.6% and Irish at 6.5%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Forty-one percent of residents were born overseas, which is far above the ACT figure of 28.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This helps explain the high number of people born in India (12.8%) and China (6.0%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Denman Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801101136/denman-prospect/topic/ancestry-heritage