Duffy (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Canberra
district of Weston Creek. Duffy was
named in honour of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy,
KCMG (1816–1903) the 8th Premier of Victoria.
Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after
Australian dams and reservoirs. Duffy was gazetted
as a placename on 2 July 1970.
Duffy is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital
Territory and is about 11 kms southwest of ACT's
capital city of Canberra. In the 2011 Australian
census the population of Duffy was 3,241 when
there were 1,643 Females and 1,598 Males living
there. The median age for people living in Duffy
was 36.