| Denman Prospect Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 The Denman Village shopping centre in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
  Denman Prospect | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°18′11″S 149°01′26″E / 35.303°S 149.024°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,759 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 14 June 2012[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2611 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.07 km2 (0.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) W of Canberra City | ||||||||||||||
| District | Molonglo Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Denman Prospect | ||||||||||||||
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Denman Prospect is a suburb currently under development in the Molonglo Valley district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
It is named in honour of Lady Denman,[3] the wife of the fifth Governor-General of Australia, The Lord Denman. The principal ceremonial occasion during Lady Denman's term as first lady was the inauguration of the Federal capital on 12 March 1913. Lady Denman stood upon the newly laid Foundation Stones and pronounced, "I name the capital of Australia – Canberra". The name Denman Prospect was selected to distinguish the locality from the town of Denman, New South Wales. The use of the suffix 'prospect' meaning view, vision or the outlook for the future, is considered significant in the context of the naming of Canberra by Lady Denman and Lord Denman's ensuing visionary speech for the future of the capital.[2]
The streets of Denman Prospect are named after activists and reformers.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Denman Prospect (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Search for street and suburb names: Denman Prospect". Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate. ACT Government. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Sharaz, David (15 June 2012). "Denman Prospect and Molonglo: our newest suburbs". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Gentleman, Mick (25 July 2017). "Denman prospect street names honour activists" (Press release). ACT government. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
