Duffy vs Wright

Wright is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in Duffy. In both, most households own their home. In Duffy, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Wright, about half of homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in Wright: a median of $1.29 million, against $969,000 in Duffy. On these figures, Duffy tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Wright suits young adults and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Duffy

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (87% vs 39%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Duffy has cheaper houses ($968,750 vs $1,290,000)
  • Wright has cheaper units ($505,250 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wright

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 19%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wright

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Duffy has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 5%)
  • Wright has more units and townhouses to downsize into (61% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Duffy returns a higher gross yield on units (7.1% vs 6.0%)
  • Wright is growing faster (38.3% vs 7.4%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Duffy and Wright drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Duffy Wright
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Duffy Wright
Walkability 57 / 71
Duffy — Walkability: 57/100 Wright — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 67 / 34
Duffy — Safety: 67/100 Wright — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 1 / 0
Duffy — Low fire risk: 1/100 Wright — Low fire risk: 0/100
Low flood risk 84 / 100
Duffy — Low flood risk: 84/100 Wright — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Duffy skews older (39 vs 32).

Duffy Wright
Population 3,395 3,808
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +38.3%
Median age 39 32
Median household income $134,836/yr
+1% vs other
 $133,068/yr
Median weekly rent $445/wk $461/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duffy Wright
0-4 5.7% / 7.4%
Duffy — 0-4: 5.7% Wright — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 13.6% / 12.9%
Duffy — 5-14: 13.6% Wright — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.7% / 3.7%
Duffy — 15-19: 6.7% Wright — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 5.7% / 7.4%
Duffy — 20-24: 5.7% Wright — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 11.1% / 26.8%
Duffy — 25-34: 11.1% Wright — 25-34: 26.8%
35-44 13.6% / 21.3%
Duffy — 35-44: 13.6% Wright — 35-44: 21.3%
45-54 15.3% / 10.1%
Duffy — 45-54: 15.3% Wright — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 11.5% / 6.2%
Duffy — 55-64: 11.5% Wright — 55-64: 6.2%
65-74 8.9% / 3.5%
Duffy — 65-74: 8.9% Wright — 65-74: 3.5%
75-84 6.2% / 1.0%
Duffy — 75-84: 6.2% Wright — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ 1.7% / 0.2%
Duffy — 85+: 1.7% Wright — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duffy 51.3% couple families
Duffy — Couple Families: 51.3% Duffy — Lone Person: 27.9% Duffy — One Parent Families: 15.8% Duffy — Group Household: 4.2% Duffy — Other Families: 0.9%
Wright 43.5% couple families
Wright — Couple Families: 43.5% Wright — Lone Person: 35.9% Wright — One Parent Families: 11.0% Wright — Group Household: 8.0% Wright — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Duffy 19.2% renting
Duffy — Owned Outright: 37.4% Duffy — Mortgage: 43.4% Duffy — Renting: 19.2%
Wright 31.6% renting
Wright — Owned Outright: 9.2% Wright — Mortgage: 59.2% Wright — Renting: 31.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Duffy Wright
Bachelor Degree 19.6% / 25.7%
Duffy — Bachelor Degree: 19.6% Wright — Bachelor Degree: 25.7%
Postgraduate Degree 11.0% / 14.8%
Duffy — Postgraduate Degree: 11.0% Wright — Postgraduate Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 7.2%
Duffy — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Wright — Certificate III & IV: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.1%
Duffy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Wright — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 3.3%
Duffy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Wright — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Duffy Wright
India 1.5% / 9.7%
Duffy — India: 1.5% Wright — India: 9.7%
England 4.2% / 1.8%
Duffy — England: 4.2% Wright — England: 1.8%
China 0.7% / 2.3%
Duffy — China: 0.7% Wright — China: 2.3%
Nepal — / 2.8%
Duffy — Nepal: not among its largest Wright — Nepal: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.3%
Duffy — New Zealand: 1.2% Wright — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.9%
Duffy — Philippines: 0.5% Wright — Philippines: 1.9%
Germany 0.7% / —
Duffy — Germany: 0.7% Wright — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Duffy 87.4% houses
Duffy — Houses: 87.4% Duffy — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Duffy — Townhouses: 7.9%
Wright 39.2% houses
Wright — Houses: 39.2% Wright — Flats / Apartments: 50.7% Wright — Townhouses: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Duffy Wright
Median house price $968,750 $1,290,000
Median unit price $700,000 $505,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 25 sales
 22 days
from 14 sales

Development activity

Duffy Wright
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Duffy Wright
Houses 4.3%
$760/wk on $910K
 4.4%
$730/wk on $864K
Units 7.1%
$560/wk on $410K
 6.0%
$580/wk on $500K

Ranking within ACT

Duffy Wright
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of ACT Higher than 65% of ACT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of ACT Higher than 68% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of ACT Higher than 72% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of ACT Higher than 92% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of ACT Higher than 59% of ACT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 88% of ACT Higher than 49% of ACT

Liveability

Wright scores higher overall (53 vs 42); Wright is more walkable (71 vs 57).

Duffy Wright
Grade C B
Score 42/100 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Duffy carries more flood risk (16 vs 0); Wright carries more crime risk (66 vs 33).

Duffy Wright
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
100/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Duffy Wright
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Australian National University, 9.9 km
 3
Australian National University, 8.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 2.5%

Schools in Duffy

  • Duffy Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wright

  • Stromlo Forest Anglican College Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Duffy Wright
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Duffy Wright
Walkability score 57/100 71/100
Distance to Canberra 14.4 km 14.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min
same for both
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 82.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 28.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.0%
postcode 2611
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2611
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Duffy Wright
Car (driver) 71.2% / 74.2%
Duffy — Car (driver): 71.2% Wright — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 12.2%
Duffy — Worked from Home: 15.0% Wright — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 5.8%
Duffy — Car (passenger): 6.0% Wright — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bus 4.4% / 6.1%
Duffy — Bus: 4.4% Wright — Bus: 6.1%
Bicycle 2.7% / 1.3%
Duffy — Bicycle: 2.7% Wright — Bicycle: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Duffy Wright
Elevation 594 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 580 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Duffy Wright
Connectivity score 46/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,464 premises
 100%
1,876 premises

Climate

Duffy Wright
Annual rainfall 686 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Duffy Wright
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Duffy Wright
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Duffy Wright
Division Bean
same for both
Member David Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Duffy Wright
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Duffy

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet

Wright

Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Professionals River

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