Denman Prospect, Canberra

The languages of Denman Prospect

At the 2021 Census, about 1,200 people in Denman Prospect used a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin, though no language dominates. Canberra has a lower share than Denman Prospect. In all, 41 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
2,684
Speak another language
43.2%
Languages spoken
41
Born overseas
40.8%

How do Denman Prospect's languages rank?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    205
  2. 02
    Telugu
    138
  3. 03
    Hindi
    96
  4. 04
    Sinhalese
    70
  5. 05
    Bengali
    67
  6. 06
    Punjabi
    56
  7. 07
    Malayalam
    46
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    42
  9. 09
    Korean
    38
  10. 10
    Arabic
    35

How spread out are Denman Prospect's languages?

The largest, Mandarin, is spoken by about 210 people. In all, 14 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.

Where were Denman Prospect's residents born?

India is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    India
    357
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    163
  3. 03
    Philippines
    69
  4. 04
    Sri Lanka
    65
  5. 05
    England
    54
  6. 06
    Bangladesh
    35
  7. 07
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    29
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    27
  9. 09
    Vietnam
    26
  10. 10
    Singapore
    21

How does Denman Prospect compare with Australia as a whole?

Denman Prospect's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than twice the rate.

Denman Prospect
43.2%
Canberra
23.3%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Denman Prospect's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,072
  2. 02
    Christianity
    802
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    387
  4. 04
    Islam
    190
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    150
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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