Denman Prospect vs Belconnen

In Denman Prospect, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Belconnen, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. Belconnen is closer to the city centre: 13.2 km, against 15.1 km. On these figures, Denman Prospect tends to suit families with children and couples, while Belconnen suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Denman Prospect

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (49% vs 0%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 25%)
  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 90/100)
  • But Belconnen has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Belconnen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (66% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $498/wk)
  • But Denman Prospect leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Denman Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 26/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Belconnen

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (9 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (9% vs 3%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 51%)
  • But Denman Prospect is more walkable (48/100 vs 26/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Denman Prospect and Belconnen drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Walkability 48 / 26
Denman Prospect — Walkability: 48/100 Belconnen — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 23 / 10
Denman Prospect — Safety: 23/100 Belconnen — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 2 / 100
Denman Prospect — Low fire risk: 2/100 Belconnen — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 54 / 24
Denman Prospect — Low flood risk: 54/100 Belconnen — Low flood risk: 24/100

Demographics

Belconnen has more residents (8,502 vs 2,759); Denman Prospect has higher household incomes ($167,388 vs $92,352).

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Population 2,759 8,502
+208% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 31 30
Median household income $167,388/yr
+45% vs other
 $92,352/yr
Median weekly rent $498/wk
+14% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Denman Prospect Belconnen
0-4 9.7% / 4.5%
Denman Prospect — 0-4: 9.7% Belconnen — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 16.7% / 4.2%
Denman Prospect — 5-14: 16.7% Belconnen — 5-14: 4.2%
15-19 3.8% / 2.7%
Denman Prospect — 15-19: 3.8% Belconnen — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 5.3% / 15.6%
Denman Prospect — 20-24: 5.3% Belconnen — 20-24: 15.6%
25-34 24.1% / 37.8%
Denman Prospect — 25-34: 24.1% Belconnen — 25-34: 37.8%
35-44 24.2% / 14.2%
Denman Prospect — 35-44: 24.2% Belconnen — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 8.9% / 7.0%
Denman Prospect — 45-54: 8.9% Belconnen — 45-54: 7.0%
55-64 4.7% / 4.8%
Denman Prospect — 55-64: 4.7% Belconnen — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 2.2% / 3.8%
Denman Prospect — 65-74: 2.2% Belconnen — 65-74: 3.8%
75-84 0.5% / 3.2%
Denman Prospect — 75-84: 0.5% Belconnen — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 2.2%
Denman Prospect — 85+: not among its largest Belconnen — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Denman Prospect 24.9% lone person
Denman Prospect — Lone Person: 24.9% Denman Prospect — Couple Families: 58.6% Denman Prospect — One Parent Families: 11.3% Denman Prospect — Group Household: 4.1% Denman Prospect — Other Families: 1.1%
Belconnen 58.2% lone person
Belconnen — Lone Person: 58.2% Belconnen — Couple Families: 15.8% Belconnen — One Parent Families: 9.1% Belconnen — Group Household: 14.4% Belconnen — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Denman Prospect 14.6% renting
Denman Prospect — Owned Outright: 6.6% Denman Prospect — Mortgage: 78.8% Denman Prospect — Renting: 14.6%
Belconnen 66.2% renting
Belconnen — Owned Outright: 11.8% Belconnen — Mortgage: 22.0% Belconnen — Renting: 66.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Bachelor Degree 23.7% / 27.5%
Denman Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 23.7% Belconnen — Bachelor Degree: 27.5%
Postgraduate Degree 16.3% / 18.7%
Denman Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 16.3% Belconnen — Postgraduate Degree: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.6%
Denman Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Belconnen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Certificate III & IV 5.8% / 6.3%
Denman Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 5.8% Belconnen — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.5%
Denman Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Belconnen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Denman Prospect Belconnen
India 12.8% / 6.2%
Denman Prospect — India: 12.8% Belconnen — India: 6.2%
China 6.0% / 11.1%
Denman Prospect — China: 6.0% Belconnen — China: 11.1%
Nepal — / 5.7%
Denman Prospect — Nepal: not among its largest Belconnen — Nepal: 5.7%
Philippines 2.5% / 2.4%
Denman Prospect — Philippines: 2.5% Belconnen — Philippines: 2.4%
England 1.9% / 2.0%
Denman Prospect — England: 1.9% Belconnen — England: 2.0%
Sri Lanka 2.4% / —
Denman Prospect — Sri Lanka: 2.4% Belconnen — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Denman Prospect 25.5% flats / apartments
Denman Prospect — Flats / Apartments: 25.5% Denman Prospect — Townhouses: 25.8% Denman Prospect — Houses: 48.6%
Belconnen 74.8% flats / apartments
Belconnen — Flats / Apartments: 74.8% Belconnen — Townhouses: 24.7% Belconnen — Houses: 0.5%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Median house price $1,245,000 —
Median unit price $570,000 —
Median land price $810,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 48 sales
 —

Development activity

Denman Prospect Belconnen
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Houses 5.9%
$950/wk on $840K
 —
Units 5.6%
$595/wk on $549K
 —

Ranking within ACT

Denman Prospect Belconnen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of ACT Higher than 8% of ACT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of ACT Higher than 17% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of ACT Higher than 17% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of ACT Higher than 66% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 100% of ACT —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 32% of ACT —

Liveability

Denman Prospect is more walkable (48 vs 26); Denman Prospect scores higher overall (41 vs 24).

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Grade C D
Score 41/100 24/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 —

Risk profile

Denman Prospect carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 0); Belconnen carries more flood risk (76 vs 46).

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Bushfire High
98/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
90/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 High
76/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Australian National University, 8.1 km
 2
UC - Canberra, Bruce, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 7.6%

Schools in Denman Prospect

  • Evelyn Scott School Government · Combined

Schools in Belconnen

  • University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Supermarkets 1 18
Cafes & restaurants 2 87
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 3 8
GPs 1 9
Pharmacies 1 5
Police stations 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 3
Beaches 0 6
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Walkability score 48/100 26/100
Distance to Canberra 15.1 km
+13% vs other
 13.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 25 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 455.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 4.0%
postcode 2611
 2.1%
postcode 2615
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2611
 40
postcode 2615

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Car (driver) 74.2% / 52.8%
Denman Prospect — Car (driver): 74.2% Belconnen — Car (driver): 52.8%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 9.7%
Denman Prospect — Worked from Home: 13.9% Belconnen — Worked from Home: 9.7%
Bus 5.1% / 18.2%
Denman Prospect — Bus: 5.1% Belconnen — Bus: 18.2%
Walked Only 0.7% / 11.9%
Denman Prospect — Walked Only: 0.7% Belconnen — Walked Only: 11.9%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 5.8%
Denman Prospect — Car (passenger): 5.5% Belconnen — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Elevation 556 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 613 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Connectivity score 100/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,335 premises
 20%
5,370 premises

Climate

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Annual rainfall 686 mm 622 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.2°C 28.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C 0.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Denman Prospect Belconnen
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.41 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Division Bean Fenner
Member David Smith Andrew Leigh
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Denman Prospect Belconnen
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Denman Prospect

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Professionals Quiet River Townhouses Young Families

Belconnen

Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Professionals Townhouses

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