Duffys Forest Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Duffys Forest (2084) is a suburb of Sydney, Upper North Shore, New South Wales. It is about 21 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Duffys Forest is in the federal electorate of Mackellar.

In the 2011 census the population of Duffys Forest was 436 and is comprised of approximately 53.2% females and 46.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Duffys Forest is 41 years of age.

74.2% of people living in the suburb of Duffys Forest were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.4% England, 2.3% Italy, 2.1% New Zealand, 1.6% South Africa, 1.6% Scotland, 1.2% Japan, 0.9% Thailand, 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Iran, 0.9% Taiwan, 0.9% Zimbabwe.

87.8% of people living in Duffys Forest speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Italian, 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Spanish, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.7% Australian Indigenous Languages .

The religious makeup of Duffys Forest is 28.2% Anglican, 23.4% No religion, 23.2% Catholic, 6.2% Uniting Church, 5.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.8% Buddhism, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Churches of Christ, 1.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Baptist.

62.6% of people are married, 29.3% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 0 widowed people living in Duffys Forest.

59.8% of the people living in Duffys Forest over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.4% are working on a part time basis. Duffys Forest has an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Duffys Forest are 25.1% Managers, 23.3% Professionals, 17.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Technicians & trades workers, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 5.8% Sales workers, 5.4% Labourers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Duffys Forest work in are 16.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.3% Construction, 9.4% Retail trade, 7.6% Health care and social assistance, 6.2% Education and training, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.8% Manufacturing, 5.8% Financial and insurance services, 5.4% Other services.

49.6% of homes are fully owned, and 31.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 18.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $930 per week and the median household income is $2611 per week.

The median rent in Duffys Forest is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $6500 per month.

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