| Duffy Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Duffy shopping centre | |||||||||||||||
  Duffy | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′13″S 149°02′06″E / 35.337°S 149.035°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,395 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,213/km2 (3,140/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) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Duffy (postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, located in the district of Weston Creek.
Duffy was named in honour of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy (1816–1903), the 8th Premier of Victoria.[2] Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after Australian dams and reservoirs.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Duffy (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b Department of the Environment Land and Planning, ACT Gov. (1992). Canberra's Suburb and Street Names, Woden Valley and Weston Creek, Origins and Meanings. Canberra: ACT Government Printer. pp. 54–56. ISBN 1-86331-124-6.
