Duffys Forest, NSW 2084
Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 — a quiet year
Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 recorded one house sold and six houses rented in the last 12 months — too little to read a wider market from.
The most recent Census still shows who lives in Duffys Forest; that profile sits below.
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.
Duffys Forest demographics & population
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.
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Who lives in Duffys Forest?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
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.
Housing & affordability in Duffys Forest
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
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.
Income & employment in Duffys Forest
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 3.0× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
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.
Getting around Duffys Forest
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
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. Families can choose from 1 primary school in Duffys Forest and its surrounds — no high school sits within this radius. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
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.
- Within Duffys Forest · 1Order by
- 1A.G.B.U. Alexander Primary SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students442Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
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.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Duffys Forest median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Duffys Forest — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Duffys Forest property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
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
Units
Buying vs renting in Duffys Forest
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.
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.
Sales market velocity
Duffys Forest against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Duffys Forest in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
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.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY 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. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY 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. |
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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.
Duffys Forest — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Duffys Forest median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Duffys Forest rose from $4.54M (Jul 2021) to $7.26M (Jun 2026) — +59.8% growth over five years — peaking at $8.28M between Jun 2025 and May 2026. Median house rent went from $1,370/wk to $1,374/wk (+0.3%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Duffys Forest: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Duffys Forest, ranked by distance — each lined up against Duffys Forest on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Duffys Forest
20 data-driven answers about Duffys Forest's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Duffys Forest?
#The median house price in Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 is $5.81M as of June 2026. Houses there have moved +50.0% 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.
How much does it cost to rent in Duffys Forest?
#The median weekly house rent in Duffys Forest is $1286 as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 4 bedroom house in Duffys Forest?
#A 4 bedroom house in Duffys Forest rents for a median $1286 per week as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Duffys Forest?
#Gross rental yield in Duffys Forest is 1.25% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the NSW unit median of 2.63%. 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 phaseWhat are Duffys Forest's property market trends?
#Duffys Forest's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 279 days — slower than a year ago by 171; sales supply sits at 2.4 months (tight). 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.
What does the data say about Duffys Forest as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Duffys Forest, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 1.25% against a NSW median of 3.02%, houses take a median 279 days to sell, sales supply is 2.4 months (tight). 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.
How quickly do houses sell in Duffys Forest?
#Houses in Duffys Forest sell in a median 279 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have lengthened by 171 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Duffys Forest a tight or loose property market right now?
#Duffys Forest's sales market sits at 2.4 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Tight 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 2.0 months of supply.
Have property prices in Duffys Forest gone up or down?
#House prices in Duffys Forest moved +50.0% 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.
How active is the rental market in Duffys Forest?
#Duffys Forest's house rental market sits at 2.0 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Loose, with 2 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 popularHow does Duffys Forest compare to other NSW suburbs?
#Duffys Forest's median house price ($5.81M) is 841% above the NSW median ($618k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 279 days vs 26 days state median. On gross yield, Duffys Forest sits at 1.25% vs 3.02% state median.
How many properties were sold and leased in Duffys Forest last year?
#Duffys Forest recorded 1 house sale and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 1 transaction. On the rental side, 2 houses and 0 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Duffys Forest in?
#Duffys Forest is in postcode 2084, in the Northern Beaches region of NSW. Addresses there are written as Duffys Forest, NSW 2084.
What is the population of Duffys Forest?
#Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 is home to 366 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 25, and the average household holds 1.9 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Duffys Forest?
#The median household in Duffys Forest earns $3k per week — roughly $153k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $995/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Duffys Forest?
#The unemployment rate in Duffys Forest is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Duffys Forest?
#Duffys Forest is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Duffys Forest?
#Duffys Forest has 150 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).
Is Duffys Forest a good place to live?
#Duffys Forest, NSW 2084 has a population of 366, a median age of 25, a median household income around $3k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 150 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 cadenceWhen was this Duffys Forest market data last updated?
#This Duffys Forest market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to 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.