Duffys Forest, New South Wales

Duffys Forest is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Duffys Forest is 28 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Duffys Forest is considered to be part of the Northern Beaches region and the Forest District.

History
Duffys Forest is named after Patrick Duffy, who received a land grant there in 1857. He became a timber cutter and cleared a road through the bush to Cowan Creek, where he built a stone wharf for transporting timber. The wharf is still known as Duffys Wharf and the road is Duffys Track.

Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 474 people in Duffys Forest.  76.7% of people were born in Australia and 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.0%, Catholic 25.9% and Anglican 21.1%.

Landmarks
Waratah Park Earth Sanctuary () was a popular tourist attraction in Duffys Forest, famous as the film set of the popular television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Much of the set and props are still there, although since being closed in August 2009 all of the animals including descendants of the kangaroos used in the series have now been removed.

The 'Duffys Forest Ecological Community' is an endangered ecological community of the Sydney basin

Education
Duffys Forest is home to Two schools:

AGBU Alexander Primary School

Mimosa Public School

References

Category:Suburbs of Sydney
Category:Endangered ecological communities
Category:Northern Beaches Council