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Duffy

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Unincorporated ACT, 177 Rokeby Rd, Duffy, ACT 2611

Description

Duffy is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, located in the district of Weston Creek.

Duffy 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. Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after Australian dams and reservoirs.

History

Duffy was gazetted as a placename on 2 July 1970.The Canberra bushfires of 2003 destroyed about 200 Duffy homes and the local petrol station. Duffy was the suburb that received the most damage in the fires. Narrabundah Hill, which borders the western edge of Duffy, is managed by ACT Forests and had contained a mature pine plantation before the fires. As of 2005, work was under way to plant a new plantation on the hill and surrounding areas.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 2.796 km2

Elevation: 501-1000 metres

Town elevation: 604 m

Population number: 3,162

Local Government Area: Unincorporated ACT

Location

Unincorporated ACT, 177 Rokeby Rd, Duffy, ACT 2611

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Duffy, Australian Capital Territory

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