ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Duffy, ACT, 2611
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
81% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.9° today · 23.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#15 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Duffy is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,395 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 16 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-33%), roughly 4.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- 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)
- 61 / 97 / 51
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 16
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 4.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 679 residents
- State safety percentile
- 16.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -33.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv1
- Assault - Non-Fv3
- Other Offences5
- Property Damage3
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,088
- Duffy Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
30 planning-related records
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
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
46 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
- Burrinjuck Crescent after 2nd Tantangara StreetBus stop
- Burrinjuck Crescent after Blowering StreetBus stop
- Burrinjuck Crescent after Kallara CloseBus stop
- Burrinjuck Crescent after Serpentine StreetBus stop
- Burrinjuck Crescent before Serpentine StreetBus stop
- Burrinjuck Crescent between Blowering StreetBus stop
- Burrinjuck Crescent Duffy Primary SchoolBus stop
- Burrinjuck Crescent Duffy ShopsBus stop
- Burrinjuck Crescent opposite Duffy Primary SchoolBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
5 state 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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 20
- Parks (OSM)
- 13
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 86.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #15 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenheritageStromlo 6/8 9Q13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenheritageStromlo 6/8 9H13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageSF334 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageHC C 14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageHC C 14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Weston Creek Dog Parkgovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningDUFFY · WESTON CREEKLodged 19 Feb 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningDUFFY · WESTON CREEKLodged 16 Feb 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningDUFFY · WESTON CREEKLodged 15 Dec 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningDUFFY · WESTON CREEKLodged 10 Dec 2025 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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