Duffy Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Duffy (2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Weston Creek, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 11 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Duffy is in the federal electorate of Canberra.

In the 2011 census the population of Duffy was 3,241 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Duffy is 38 years of age.

79.1% of people living in the suburb of Duffy were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.9% India, 0.9% Germany, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% United States of America, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Poland, 0.4% Spain, 0.4% Croatia, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Papua New Guinea.

87.0% of people living in Duffy speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Other, 1.2% Italian, 1.0% German, 0.9% Spanish, 0.7% Croatian, 0.6% Punjabi, 0.5% Serbian, 0.4% Polish.

The religious makeup of Duffy is 33.7% No religion, 27.7% Catholic, 15.0% Anglican, 6.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Eastern Orthodox, 1.1% Lutheran.

53.9% of people are married, 31.1% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 98 widowed people living in Duffy.

62.6% of the people living in Duffy over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.1% are working on a part time basis. Duffy has an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Duffy are 31.1% Professionals, 19.6% Managers, 19.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Technicians & trades workers, 5.6% Sales workers, 3.3% Labourers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.7% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Duffy work in are 34.1% Public administration and safety, 10.6% Education and training, 10.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.9% Health care and social assistance, 6.9% Retail trade, 6.5% Construction, 3.3% Accommodation and food services, 2.9% Other services, 2.5% Information media and telecommunications.

37.4% of homes are fully owned, and 41.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $968 per week and the median household income is $1962 per week.

The median rent in Duffy is $395 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Duffy postcode 2611