Duffys Forest NSW 2084
Duffys Forest is in Northern Beaches LGA, NSW, postcode 2084, with population 509.
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Duffys Forest has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Duffys Forest rents screen above the local benchmark. Postcode-derived rent for 2084. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Duffys Forest rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $3300/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2084. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Duffys Forest has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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Duffys Forest currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Duffys Forest NSW
Duffys Forest is a small community in New South Wales within the Northern Beaches local government area (postcode 2084). With a population of 509, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $221K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, sales. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Duffys Forest is $7.5 million, having dropped significantly 21.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $3300. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $6,134.
Duffys Forest is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 962, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 19 bus stops. The crime rate in the Northern Beaches LGA is low at 1,515 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Duffys Forest offers a gross rental yield of 2.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($7.5M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 33.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -21.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Duffys Forest is a small community in New South Wales within the Northern Beaches local government area (postcode 2084). With a population of 509, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $221K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, sales. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Duffys Forest is $7.5 million, having dropped significantly 21.6% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $3300. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $6,134.
Duffys Forest is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 962, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 19 bus stops. The crime rate in the Northern Beaches LGA is low at 1,515 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Duffys Forest offers a gross rental yield of 2.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($7.5M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 33.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -21.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Duffys Forest FAQ
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What LGA is Duffys Forest in?
Duffys Forest is in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2084. Council-level context for Northern Beaches LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Duffys Forest?
The current median house price in Duffys Forest, NSW is $7.5M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Duffys Forest?
The median weekly rent in Duffys Forest is $3300/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Duffys Forest?
Rent-pressure candidate: Duffys Forest rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Duffys Forest a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Duffys Forest show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Duffys Forest?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Duffys Forest data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.