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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Duffy, 2611
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,340
Growth (1 yr)
+1.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.8%
Median age
39
Median income
$2,593/wk
Employment rate
63.9%
Languages at home
15.1%non-English
Most common: Malayalam, Mandarin, Croatian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
In Unincorporated ACT, Duffy is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The suburb still has an emerging character, as newer residents settle in and local identity forms.
Community and employment push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as growth momentum look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Duffy snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
3,340
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.1%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#3
among Metro Canberra · Emerging
Safety
27th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
79th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
88th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 64.6/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 26% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 587th in Australia
- State rank
- 28th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #3 among Metro Canberra · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #28 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
3,340(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +5.8% over 5 years · 79th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.6%
- 5-year growth
- +5.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +54
- Change in 5 years
- +182
- Growth rank in ACT
- 79th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,400), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,395
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,593
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 66 of 1,293
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,476
- Employment rate
- 63.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,076 / 97 / 51
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 40
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 13
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 12
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 340 residents
- State safety percentile
- 26.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -63.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv5
- Other Offences17
- Property Damage4
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)7
- Assault - Non-Fv3
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Quarterly XLSX release
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,113.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 88th
School list
- Duffy Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1088 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 374 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
- Charles Weston SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1099 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 511 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- St Jude's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1131 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 425 students · Top SEA quarter 52% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Canberra Montessori SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1128 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 96 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
90 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 8 playgrounds · 17 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 13 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 33 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 26 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 57/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.29
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.29
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.83
Food & drink(1)
- Niugini ArabicaCafe
Shopping(1)
- 5 Star Duffy StoreSupermarket
Community(2)
- Duffy PreschoolSchool
Burrinjuck Crescent
- Duffy Primary SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(39)
- Park (12)
- Weston Creek Dog ParkPark
- Cargelligo Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Glenmaggie Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Kallara Close Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Mirrool Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (3)
- Rocklands Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (17)
Transport(33)
33 bus stops
Other(8)
- BottlemartAlcohol
- Drinking water
- Parking (5)
- Parking Entrance
- Post Box
- Street LibraryPublic Bookcase
- Telephone
- Track (3)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Weston Creek Dog ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 20
- Parks (OSM)
- 13
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family Centre (4.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 106
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 31.7
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 171 mm · ~21 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 169 mm · ~21 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 1°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register.
2026· 2 proposals
February 2026
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2025· 4 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2024· 1 proposal
July 2024
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2023· 6 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2022· 9 proposals
October 2022
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2022
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2021· 3 proposals
November 2021
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2021
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2021
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2020· 5 proposals
November 2020
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2020
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2020
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2020
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
January 2020
- SUBCDUFFY · WESTON CREEKCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
5 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenStromlo 6/8 9Q13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenStromlo 6/8 9H13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsSF334 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsHC C 14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsHC C 14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Bean
- Member of Parliament
- David SMITH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 113,876
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.7%Labor 69.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.4 km away).
Coalition 22.4%Labor 77.7%
8.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- DuffyLabor 77.8% · Coalition 22.1% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
- HolderLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.8% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- CoombsLabor 78.2% · Coalition 21.8% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
- WestonLabor 72.8% · Coalition 27.2% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- ChapmanLabor 73.0% · Coalition 27.0% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
More in Unincorporated ACT Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Australian Capital Territory or interstate.