Duffys Forest is a

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of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Duffys Forest is 28 kilometres north of the

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in the

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. Duffys Forest is considered to be part of the

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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.

Heritage listings

Duffys Forest has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 13 Namba Road: Waratah Park

Population

In the 2021 Census, there were 509 people in Duffys Forest. 70.5% of people were born in Australia and 86.2% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 43.4%, Catholic 23.4% and Anglican 18.1%.

Landmarks

Waratah Park Earth Sanctuary () was a popular tourist attraction in Duffys Forest, famous as the film set of the popular television series ''

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''. 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.Sydney travel guide in pictures and art prints and toys store
/ref> The 'Duffys Forest Ecological Community' is an endangered ecological community of the Sydney basin.

Education

Duffys Forest is home to one school: AGBU Alexander Primary School

References

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