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Duffys Forest, NSW 2084

Property data updated June 2026·509 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
1 sales · 7 leases · Refreshed June 2026

Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 market activity

Duffys Forest's housing market is small — only a handful of recent activity, with 7 leases at $2,845 a week, renting out in about 44 days.

House sales make up a much smaller share, with 1 sales at around $9.899M, taking about 365 days to sell.

Ultra-high-incomeFamily-focusedMostly ownersMulticulturalProfessional workforceWork-from-home hub

Who lives hereAn ultra-high-income, mostly owner-occupied, family-oriented suburb — multicultural, with a strongly professional workforce, where working from home is the norm.

House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.

Census · ABS 2021

Snapshot

Population
509
Median age
43yrs
Avg household
3.2people
Male · Female
51% · 49%
Owner-occupied
82%
Renting
18%
Families with kids
49%
Couples, no kids
31%
Born overseas
27%
Year 12+ⓘ
74%

Duffys Forest on the map

4.62 km²
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Ranked against all suburbs
How well-off · ABS SEIFA 2021 · vs Australia
Overall advantageⓘ
Top 1%
decile 10/10
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage & Disadvantage. Combines income, education, occupation and housing. Higher = more advantaged overall.
Economic resourcesⓘ
Top 1%
decile 10/10
IER — Index of Economic Resources. Household income, rent/mortgage costs and dwelling size. Higher = more economic resources (lots of renters or students pulls it down).
Education & jobsⓘ
Top 3%
decile 10/10
IEO — Index of Education and Occupation. Residents’ qualifications and skilled occupations. Higher = a more educated, higher-skilled workforce.
IncomeMedian household incomeProfessionalsShare who are managers or professionalsDiversityBirthplace diversityMortgage stressMortgage repayments as a share of incomeTrain / busCommute by public transportNo carHouseholds with no carNew moversMoved in within the last yearRent stressRent as a share of income
Hover a point for its percentile · – – – median
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median household incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of all households — half earn more, half less.Top 1%Median household income · $4,250/wk — among the highest: in the top 1%, higher household income than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.Bottom 14%Rent stress · 15% — well below average: in the bottom 14%, less rent stress than 86% of Aussie suburbs.
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.Top 6%Mortgage stress · 33% — among the highest: in the top 6%, more mortgage stress than 94% of Aussie suburbs.
Birthplace diversityⓘChance two random residents were born in different countries — 0 = everyone the same, 1 = all different.Top 22%Birthplace diversity · 0.47 — well above average: in the top 22%, more diverse than 78% of Aussie suburbs.
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, of those who stated a birthplace.Top 23%Born overseas · 27% — well above average: in the top 23%, more overseas-born residents than 77% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 9%Managers & professionals · 54% — among the highest: in the top 9%, more professionals than 91% of Aussie suburbs.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Bottom 46%Unemployment rate · 4.1% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Bottom 1%Public transport to work · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more public-transport commuters than this suburb.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Bottom 1%No motor vehicle · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more car-free households than this suburb.
High-rise apartmentsⓘOccupied dwellings that are apartments in 4-storey-or-higher blocks.Bottom 1%High-rise apartments · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more high-rise apartments than this suburb.
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Top 44%Settled 5+ years · 64% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range · 25–75th Median
How this suburb comparesPosition among all Australian suburbs — “Top 10%” means higher than 90% of them.
LowMedianHighPercentile
LowMedianHighPercentile
Owner-occupiedⓘHouseholds that own their home — outright or with a mortgage.Top 34%Owner-occupied · 82% — above average: in the top 34%, more owner-occupiers than 66% of Aussie suburbs.
RentingⓘHouseholds renting their home.Bottom 43%Renting · 18% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Owned outrightⓘHouseholds that own their home outright, with no mortgage.Top 24%Owned outright · 47% — well above average: in the top 24%, more outright owners than 76% of Aussie suburbs.
Owned with mortgageⓘHouseholds buying their home with a mortgage.Top 49%Owned with mortgage · 36% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Separate housesⓘOccupied dwellings that are standalone (detached) houses.Top 20%Separate houses · 99% — well above average: in the top 20%, more detached houses than 80% of Aussie suburbs.
ApartmentsⓘOccupied dwellings that are flats or apartments, any height.Bottom 1%Apartments · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more apartments than this suburb.
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Top 5%Median personal income · $1,223/wk — among the highest: in the top 5%, higher personal income than 95% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Top 1%Median family income · $4,374/wk — among the highest: in the top 1%, higher family income than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Low earners (<$500/wk)ⓘResidents earning under $500 per week.Bottom 11%Low earners · 27% — well below average: in the bottom 11%, 89% of Aussie suburbs have more low earners than this suburb.
Low-income households (<$650/wk)ⓘHouseholds with a total income under $650 per week.Bottom 12%Low-income households · 7.9% — well below average: in the bottom 12%, 88% of Aussie suburbs have more low-income households than this suburb.
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Bottom 38%Full-time workers · 33% — below average: in the bottom 38%, 62% of Aussie suburbs have more full-time workers than this suburb.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 11%Part-time workers · 41% — well above average: in the top 11%, more part-time workers than 89% of Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Bottom 42%Not in labour force · 33% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Bottom 3%Community & personal service · 4.8% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more care and service workers than this suburb.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Bottom 12%Clerical & admin · 8.5% — well below average: in the bottom 12%, 88% of Aussie suburbs have more clerical and admin workers than this suburb.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 1%Sales workers · 16% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more sales workers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Completed Year 12+ⓘResidents aged 15+ whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.Top 11%Completed Year 12+ · 74% — well above average: in the top 11%, more Year-12 completion than 89% of Aussie suburbs.
In educationⓘResidents currently attending school, TAFE or university — full or part time.Top 14%In education · 28% — well above average: in the top 14%, more students than 86% of Aussie suburbs.
Children (0–14)ⓘResidents aged 0–14.Top 38%Children · 19% — above average: in the top 38%, more children than 62% of Aussie suburbs.
Seniors (65+)ⓘResidents aged 65 and over.Bottom 23%Seniors · 14% — well below average: in the bottom 23%, 77% of Aussie suburbs have more seniors than this suburb.
Youth dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Top 40%Youth dependency · 30.09 — above average: in the top 40%, more children per worker than 60% of Aussie suburbs.
Total dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) plus seniors (65+) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Bottom 29%Total dependency · 52.35 — below average: in the bottom 29%, fewer dependants per worker than 71% of Aussie suburbs.
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — Australian-born and naturalised.Top 22%Australian citizens · 92% — well above average: in the top 22%, more Australian citizens than 78% of Aussie suburbs.
Both parents born overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the second generation.Top 23%Both parents born overseas · 35% — well above average: in the top 23%, more second-generation residents than 77% of Aussie suburbs.
Established migrants (pre-2011)ⓘOf overseas-born residents, the share who arrived before 2011 — higher = a long-settled migrant community.Top 33%Established migrants · 87% — above average: in the top 33%, more long-settled migrants than 67% of Aussie suburbs.
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.Bottom 10%Vehicles per dwelling · 0.99 — well below average: in the bottom 10%, fewer vehicles per home than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Who lives here

The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.

Age & sex509 residentsMaleFemale
85+1.6% · 80.0% · 080-840.8% · 40.6% · 375-792.2% · 111.2% · 670-742.2% · 112.4% · 1265-691.6% · 83.5% · 1860-643.9% · 204.1% · 2155-592.8% · 145.3% · 2750-545.1% · 265.1% · 2645-493.3% · 173.7% · 1940-442.6% · 133.9% · 2035-392.4% · 121.4% · 730-341.4% · 71.8% · 925-292.6% · 131.4% · 720-243.9% · 203.3% · 1715-194.3% · 223.7% · 1910-145.5% · 283.3% · 175-93.1% · 163.0% · 150-42.4% · 120.6% · 3◀ MaleFemale ▶

Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split

Life stage
19%
15%
27%
14%
14%
Children0–1419%Youth15–2415%Young adults25–346.9%Midlife35–5427%Mature55–6414%Seniors65+14%
Household composition
12%
31%
49%
Lone person12%Couples, no kids31%Families with kids49%Other families7.0%Group / share2.0%
3.2 people / household0.8 persons / bedroom16% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
12%1
28%2
16%3
31%4
7.2%5
8.6%6+
Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, as a share of those who stated a birthplace.27%
Other language at homeⓘResidents who mainly speak a language other than English at home — counts the language used, not how well English is spoken.11%
Limited EnglishⓘResidents who speak English “not well” or “not at all”. A language-barrier measure, not bilingualism — many who speak another language at home still speak English well.0.8%
Both parents overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the Australian-born-to-migrants “second generation”, distinct from being born overseas yourself.35%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.92%
Birthplace diversity47%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity21%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity53%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were bornoverseas origins
England8.2%
South Africa4.8%
Italy2.6%
New Zealand2.6%
China2.4%
Elsewhere1.8%
Philippines1.2%
Scotland1.0%
Born in Australia72%
Languages at homeother than English
Mandarin3.4%
Italian2.8%
Arabic1.6%
Vietnamese1.0%
Afrikaans0.8%
Cantonese0.8%
Other0.6%
English only89%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
English45%
Australian30%
Scottish14%
Irish13%
Italian8.6%
Chinese4.5%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
▸Christianity51%
No religion45%
Buddhism1.6%
Other religions0.8%

14% report Scottish ancestry, but only 1.0% were born in Scotland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Scottish community, invisible in birthplace alone.

Family originsparents’ birthplace
35%
19%
46%
Both parents overseas35%One parent overseas19%Both parents in Australia46%

A mix of established and newer migrant families.

When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 198134%
1981-200038%
2001-201016%
2011-20156.8%
2016-20216.0%

2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Affordability, Ownership & Housing

What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.

Affordability at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median weekly rentⓘMiddle weekly rent paid by renting households.Top 2%Median weekly rent · $625/wk — among the highest: in the top 2%, higher rent than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.Top 1%Median monthly mortgage · $6,134/mo — among the highest: in the top 1%, higher mortgages than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.Bottom 14%Rent stress · 15% — well below average: in the bottom 14%, less rent stress than 86% of Aussie suburbs.
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.Top 6%Mortgage stress · 33% — among the highest: in the top 6%, more mortgage stress than 94% of Aussie suburbs.
High mortgage (≥$3k/mo)ⓘMortgaged households repaying $3,000 or more per month.Top 1%High mortgage · 67% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more big mortgages than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Social housingⓘHouseholds renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider.Bottom 1%Social housing · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, less social housing than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
0.0%0
5.9%1
4.6%2
14%3
25%4
36%5
13%6+
Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
47%
36%
18%
Owned outright47%Mortgage36%Renting18%Other2.0%
What’s built heredwelling types
99%
House99%
99% separate houses0.0% apartments0.0% high-rise

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Economy & Work

Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.

Income & work at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Top 5%Median personal income · $1,223/wk — among the highest: in the top 5%, higher personal income than 95% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Top 1%Median family income · $4,374/wk — among the highest: in the top 1%, higher family income than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 9%Managers & professionals · 54% — among the highest: in the top 9%, more professionals than 91% of Aussie suburbs.
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.Top 3%High earners · 32% — among the highest: in the top 3%, more high earners than 97% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
LowMedianHighPercentile
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 9%Managers & professionals · 54% — among the highest: in the top 9%, more professionals than 91% of Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Bottom 12%Clerical & admin · 8.5% — well below average: in the bottom 12%, 88% of Aussie suburbs have more clerical and admin workers than this suburb.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Bottom 3%Community & personal service · 4.8% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more care and service workers than this suburb.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 1%Sales workers · 16% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more sales workers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.Bottom 9%Technicians, trades & labourers · 17% — among the lowest: in the bottom 9%, 91% of Aussie suburbs have more trades and labourers than this suburb.
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
% of households$0$300$650$1.5k$2.5k$4k+
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
% of residents 15+$0$300$650$1k$1.8k$3.5k+

A typical household pulls in about 3.5× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.

Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
33%
26%
33%
Employed full-time33%Employed part-time26%Employed (away/other)4.0%Unemployed2.7%Not in labour force33%
LowMedianHighPercentile
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Bottom 38%Full-time workers · 33% — below average: in the bottom 38%, 62% of Aussie suburbs have more full-time workers than this suburb.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 11%Part-time workers · 41% — well above average: in the top 11%, more part-time workers than 89% of Aussie suburbs.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Bottom 46%Unemployment rate · 4.1% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Bottom 42%Not in labour force · 33% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.Top 42%Labour-force participation · 67% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Getting Around

How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.

Transport at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Bottom 1%Public transport to work · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more public-transport commuters than this suburb.
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.Top 24%Walked or cycled to work · 7.2% — well above average: in the top 24%, more walking and cycling than 76% of Aussie suburbs.
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.Top 3%Worked from home · 46% — among the highest: in the top 3%, more working from home than 97% of Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Bottom 1%No motor vehicle · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more car-free households than this suburb.
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.Bottom 10%Vehicles per dwelling · 0.99 — well below average: in the bottom 10%, fewer vehicles per home than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)89%
Walked7.2%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households
0.0%0
12%1
40%2
15%3
30%4+

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.


Education · ACARA My School 2025

Schools in and around Duffys Forest

1 school inside Duffys Forest, plus the closest options around it. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.

Within Duffys Forest1schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools10within 5 km · nearest in suburb
Secondary schools6within 5 km · nearest 1.2 km
Median ICSEA rank92ndenrolment-weighted
What is ICSEA Rank?

ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.

Nearby within11 schools
  • Within Duffys Forest · 1Order by
  • 1
    A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Within suburb
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students78Multilingual96%ICSEA Rank30th
  • Nearby · within 5 km · 10
  • 2
    Sydney Japanese International SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-9 · Terrey Hills · 1.1 km
    State RankTop 6%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students190Multilingual92%ICSEA Rank93rd
  • 3
    Northern Beaches Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Terrey Hills · 1.2 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,228Multilingual9%ICSEA Rank92nd
  • 4
    Kinma SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Terrey Hills · 2.9 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students67Multilingual32%ICSEA Rank83rd
  • 5
    Gibberagong Environmental Education CentreGovernment · Combined · North Turramurra · 3.2 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
  • 6
    Terrey Hills Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Terrey Hills · 3.3 km
    State RankTop 19%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students183Multilingual19%ICSEA Rank84th
  • 7
    German International School SydneyIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Terrey Hills · 3.5 km
    State RankP Top 17%S Top 5%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students380Multilingual54%ICSEA Rank96th
  • 8
    Ku-ring-gai High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · North Turramurra · 3.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students536Multilingual39%ICSEA Rank81st
  • 9
    Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Belrose · 4.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students180Multilingual29%ICSEA Rank82nd
  • 10
    Yanginanook SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-11 · Belrose · 4.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students65Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank69th
  • 11
    Covenant Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Belrose · 5.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students884Multilingual33%ICSEA Rank96th
GovernmentIndependent

Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.

School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.


Census · ABS 2021

Turnover

How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.

Settledness at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Top 44%Settled 5+ years · 64% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.Bottom 27%Moved in past year · 11% — below average: in the bottom 27%, 73% of Aussie suburbs have more recent movers than this suburb.
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.Bottom 45%Arrived from overseas · 1.7% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
64%
25%
Same address64%Moved within area8.7%From elsewhere in Australia25%From overseas1.7%
Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.11%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.36%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.1.7%
Property market
Market data

Snapshot

Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Duffys Forest — choose a property type and size below.

Active segment
Houses
Units
Median priceⓘLast 12 months
9.90M
↑ +4.2% YoY
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
365
↓ 310 days YoY
SoldⓘLast 12 months
1
↓ -87.5% YoY
Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
84.0mo
Median rentⓘLast 12 months
$2,845/w
↑ +38.8% YoY
Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
44
↑ 6 days YoY
LeasedⓘLast 12 months
7
↑ +133.3% YoY
Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
1.10%
Annualised
Data confidenceSales sample1Too thinLease sample7Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.
Market data

Segment breakdown

Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.

Year-on-year growth · demand percentile rank 0–100
Segment
Sales
Price
DOM
Leased
Rent
DOM
Yield
Market demand
01
Houses · 2 bed0 sales · 1 leases
Sales—
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased1
Rent—
Rental DOM—
—
—
—
02
Houses · 4 bed0 sales · 1 leases
Sales—
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased1+0.0%
Rent—
Rental DOM—
—
—
—
03
Houses · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases
Sales—
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased—
Rent—
Rental DOM—
—
—
—
04
Units · 1 bed0 sales · 0 leases
Sales—
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All houses
Sales1▼−87.5%
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Leased7▲+133.3%
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Market data

Where each segment ranks

Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.

Metric
Ranked against

Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.

Houses
0/3above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
Units
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
Market data

The buy-versus-rent equation

What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.

Property
Compare to
NSW MEDIAN · +70%
Rent covers itRenting matches or beats the cost of owning−10% to 0%
BalancedMortgage roughly matches asking rent+30% to +60%
Far pricier to ownBuying costs much more than renting+100% to +130%+
BreakdownLast 12 months
Holding cost
Mortgage
Rent
Premium
Band
Assumes 80% LVR·6.0% rate·30y P&I
Premium = (weekly mortgage − weekly rent) ÷ weekly rent. Band thresholds are national breakpoints across ~11,400 eligible Australian segments — the Typical premium band spans national P25 to P75, so it’s literally what’s typical.
Market data

How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?

Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.

Side
View
Property
Compared against
Sales demand
0 segments · sales · vs Australia
rising
DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?
falling
median
median
Recoveryweak but rising
Boomstrong and rising
Troughweak and falling
Peakstrong but easing
weakSales demandhow strong sales demand isstrong
Property segments · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Sales demand
How strong is sales demand — and is it rising or falling?
What this shows

Each dot is one of this suburb's property segments on the sales side. Left-right shows how strong sales demand is — combining how many properties sold in the last 12 months with how quickly they sold (median days on market). Top-bottom shows whether that demand is rising or falling compared to 12 months ago.

The two axes
Sales demandX axis
how strong sales demand is

A composite of 12-month sales volume and median days on market. Higher means more sales completed faster — stronger sales demand right now.

Days on market change (Year-on-year)Y axis
is demand rising or falling?

How much faster (or slower) sales are completing compared to 12 months ago. Top half means sales are completing faster than a year ago (demand growing).

Market data

Duffys Forest against the neighbourhood

Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Duffys Forest in blue, peers in colour.

Pair
View
Property
How fast — and is it getting faster?
0 peer segments · Total house
faster
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
slower
median
median
Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Duffys Forest · this suburb
Demand index
—vs Australia
Days on market
365 days▲ +310 days YoY
Median price
$9.90M▲ +4.2% YoY
Sold (last year)
1▼ −87.5% YoY
Gross yield
1.10%
slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast
This suburb Property segments · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
PAIR 01 OF 08
How fast — and is it getting faster?
What this shows

Combines the current median days on market with how much faster or slower it is changing compared to last year. Top-right means a fast-selling market that is getting faster compared to last year — peak demand.

The two axes
Days on marketX axis
median days to sell

Median days a property sits on the market before selling. Right side = fewer days (faster).

Days on market change (Year-on-year)Y axis
vs 12 months ago

How much faster (or slower) sales are completing compared to 12 months ago. Top = sales completing faster than a year ago.

Market data

How much stock is available right now?

How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.

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Sales market
SegmentBandMonths of supply leftYoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening.ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate.SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months.Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months.
median
Rental market
SegmentBandMonths of supply leftYoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening.ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate.LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months.Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months.
median
Severe
Very Tight
Tight
Balanced
Loose
Very Loose
Saturated
Under-suppliedOver-supplied
Market data

Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?

Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.

Property
Duffys Forest — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Jun 2021 – May 2026 · each point = a 12-month window
0%25%50%75%100%20222023202420252026
Sales · buyer transactions
Leases · tenant transactions
Latest tenant share · trailing year
87.5%

of Duffys Forest's transactions in the year to May 2026 were leases.

5-year shift

Tenant share moved ↑ 64.4 pts since the 12 months ending Jun 2021, from 23.1% to 87.5%.

Market data

Five-year arc — how this market has moved

Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.

Property
Bedrooms
Median price (trailing year)
May 2026
$9.90M+4.2%
5y median $6.62Mvs last year $9.50M
Total sales (trailing year)
May 2026
1-80.0%
5y median 8vs last year 5
Days on market (trailing year)
May 2026
365 days+310
5y median 94 daysvs last year 55 days
Median rent (trailing year)
May 2026
$2,845/wk+38.8%
5y median $1,750/wkvs last year $2,050/wk
Total leases (trailing year)
May 2026
7+133.3%
5y median 4vs last year 3
Days on market (rental) (trailing year)
May 2026
44 days-6
5y median 47 daysvs last year 50 days
Gross yield (trailing year)
Mar 2026
1.90%+0.50 pt
5y median 1.60%vs last year 1.40%
Months of supply
May 2026
84.0 months+1066.7%
5y median 8.0 monthsvs last year 7.2 months
Months of supply (rental)
May 2026
5.1 months+27.5%
5y median 3.0 monthsvs last year 4.0 months
Market data

Nearby markets

Every market within reach of Duffys Forest, ranked by distance — each compared against this suburb's Houses · Total segment so divergence reads at a glance.

Market
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Colour by
This marketDuffys ForestNSW 2084 · Houses · Total
Price$9.90M
DOM365 days
Sold1
3 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
01
Terrey HillsNSW 2084 · 3.6km · Houses · Total
Price$2.39M
DOM34 days
Sold30
much cheapermuch faster
02
St Ives ChaseNSW 2075 · 3.9km · Houses · Total
Price$2.82M
DOM27 days
Sold43
much cheapermuch faster
03
North TurramurraNSW 2074 · 3.9km · Houses · Total
Price$3.07M
DOM43 days
Sold50
much cheapermuch faster
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Houses · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Duffys Forest
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher
Market data

Frequently asked · Duffys Forest

17 data-driven answers about Duffys Forest's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.

Browse by
  • What things costPrices, rent, yield, ownership cost3
  • How the market is movingSpeed, supply, growth, cycle phase6
  • How it comparesVs state, vs nearby, vs popular2
  • About the areaPopulation, income, who lives here, schools5
  • About this dataMethodology and update cadence1

What things cost

Prices, rent, yield, ownership cost
01

What is the median house price in Duffys Forest?

#

The median house price in Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 is $9.9M as of June 2026, based on 1 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +4.2% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.

02

How much does it cost to rent in Duffys Forest?

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The median weekly house rent in Duffys Forest is $2845 as of June 2026, drawn from 7 leases over the past 12 months. House rents have moved +38.8% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.

03

What is the gross rental yield in Duffys Forest?

#

Gross rental yield in Duffys Forest is 1.10% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the NSW unit median of 4.81%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.

How the market is moving

Speed, supply, growth, cycle phase
04

What are Duffys Forest's property market trends?

#

Duffys Forest's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +4.2% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +38.8%; homes now sell in a median 365 days — slower than a year ago by 310; sales supply sits at 84.0 months (saturated). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Duffys Forest market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.

05

What does the data say about Duffys Forest as an investment?

#

As of June 2026 in Duffys Forest, house prices rose +4.2% over the year, gross rental yield is 1.10% against a NSW median of 3.39%, houses take a median 365 days to sell, sales supply is 84.0 months (saturated). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.

06

How quickly do houses sell in Duffys Forest?

#

Houses in Duffys Forest sell in a median 365 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have lengthened by 310 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.

07

Is Duffys Forest a tight or loose property market right now?

#

Duffys Forest's sales market sits at 84.0 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Saturated (extreme oversupply) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 5.1 months of supply.

08

Have property prices in Duffys Forest gone up or down?

#

House prices in Duffys Forest moved +4.2% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.

09

How active is the rental market in Duffys Forest?

#

Duffys Forest's house rental market sits at 5.1 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Saturated (extreme oversupply), with 7 houses leased over the past 12 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.

How it compares

Vs state, vs nearby, vs popular
10

How does Duffys Forest compare to other NSW suburbs?

#

Duffys Forest's median house price ($9.9M) is 761% above the NSW median ($1.15M) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 365 days vs 29 days state median. On gross yield, Duffys Forest sits at 1.10% vs 3.39% state median.

11

How many properties were sold and leased in Duffys Forest last year?

#

Duffys Forest recorded 1 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 1 transactions. On the rental side, 7 houses and 0 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.

About the area

Population, income, who lives here, schools
12

What is the population of Duffys Forest?

#

Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 is home to 509 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 43, and the average household holds 3.2 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.

13

What is the median household income in Duffys Forest?

#

The median household in Duffys Forest earns $4k per week — roughly $221k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $1k/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.

14

Do people own or rent in Duffys Forest?

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Duffys Forest is mostly owner-occupied: about 82% of households are owner-occupiers and 18% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 47% own outright and 36% are paying off a mortgage.

15

What schools are near Duffys Forest?

#

Duffys Forest has 60 schools within reach, 1 of them inside the suburb itself — including A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).

16

Is Duffys Forest a good place to live?

#

Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 has a population of 509, a median age of 43, a median household income around $4k/week, 18% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 60 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.

About this data

Methodology and update cadence
17

When was this Duffys Forest market data last updated?

#

This Duffys Forest market data was last updated June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.

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  • Asquith6.9km
  • Mount Colah6.9km
  • Davidson7.2km
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