Duffy, Australian Capital Territory
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Duffy Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Coordinates | 35°20′13″S 149°02′06″E / 35.337°S 149.035°ECoordinates: 35°20′13″S 149°02′06″E / 35.337°S 149.035°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,241 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,158/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1971 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2611 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| District | Weston Creek | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Duffy (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek. On Census night 2011, Duffy had a population of 3,241 people. Duffy was named in honour of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG (1816–1903) the 8th Premier of Victoria. Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after Australian dams and reservoirs. Duffy was gazetted as a placename on 2 July 1970.
The Canberra bushfires of 2003 destroyed about 200 Duffy homes and the local petrol station. Duffy was the suburb that received the most damage in the fires. Narrabundah Hill, which borders the western edge of Duffy, is managed by ACT Forests and had contained a mature pine plantation before the fires. As of 2005[update], work was under way to plant a new plantation on the hill and surrounding areas.
Educational institutions located in Duffy are:
Government schools -
Churches located in Duffy are:
Public Transport located in Duffy are:
There is a Duffy community oval located near the government schools.
Rhyodacite from the Deakin Volcanics coloured red-purple, purple or green grey underlie the suburb of Duffy.
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