Duffy, Australian Capital Territory

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Duffy
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Population:

2,989 (2001 census)

Established:

1971

Postcode:

2611

Property Value:

AUD AU$320,000 (2005)

District:

Weston Creek

Suburbs around Duffy
Stromlo Forest	Stromlo Forest	Stromlo Forest
Holder	Duffy	Canberra Nature Park
Chapman	Rivett	Rivett

Duffy shopping centre

Duffy (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek. As of the 2001 census there were 2,989 people living in Duffy. Duffy was named in honour of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy the 8th Premier of Victoria. Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after Australian dams and reservoirs. Duffy was gazetted as a placename in 1970.

Duffy Primary School and Duffy Preschool are located next to the Duffy shops on Burrinjuck Crescent. The Duffy community oval is located nearby.

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, work was under way to plant a new plantation on the hill and surrounding areas.

As with most of Canberra, Duffy's only scheduled public transport is the publicly run ACTION bus system. Bus routes 25, 225, 28, 29 and flexibus 925 run through the suburb. Buses terminate at Woden, Cooleman Court and Civic.