NSW · Maitland Council
Duckenfield, 2321
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- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Duckenfield is a welcoming smaller community in Maitland, with a settled community character. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.
A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.
Population
- Population
- 92
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,343
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 40
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,984
- Employment rate
- 53.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $520
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $680
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 293
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 5
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 54.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 46 residents
- State safety percentile
- 31.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +25.3%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order76
- Domestic Violence Related Assault132
- Fraud62
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment151
- Malicious Damage To Property99
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,062
- Enfield Public SchoolPrimary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
- Strathfield South High SchoolSecondary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- 594 Duckenfield Rd
- 594 Duckenfield Rd
- Duckenfield Rd Opp 594
- Duckenfield Rd Opp 594
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
78 planning-related records
2026· 7 proposals
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure32 WYNNSTAY AVENUE ENFIELD 2136Rejected
- Demolition88 MITCHELL STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers74 CORONATION PARADE ENFIELD 2136Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure88 MITCHELL STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
April 2026
- Demolition; Commercial development; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation320 LIVERPOOL ROAD ENFIELD 2136Under Assessment
March 2026
- Demolition88 MITCHELL STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
January 2026
- Restaurant or cafe; Business premises; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Food and drink premiseShop 1/32 Coronation Parade Enfield NSW 2136Determined
2025· 13 proposals
September 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation41 BEAUMARIS STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Agriculture39 DUCKENFIELD WHARF ROAD DUCKENFIELD 2321Determined
August 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Multi-dwelling housing (terraces)105 BURWOOD ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Privacy screens594 DUCKENFIELD ROAD DUCKENFIELD 2321Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers74 CORONATION PARADE ENFIELD 2136Withdrawn
- Shed; Erection of a new structure599 DUCKENFIELD ROAD DUCKENFIELD 2321Determined
June 2025
- Subdivision164 LIVERPOOL ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation16 THE PARADE ENFIELD 2136Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure88 MITCHELL STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure115 BURWOOD ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
March 2025
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure4 ANN STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Crop or fodder production594 DUCKENFIELD ROAD DUCKENFIELD 2321Determined
January 2025
- Demolition; Boarding house; Mixed use development254 LIVERPOOL ROAD ENFIELD 2136Withdrawn
2024· 6 proposals
December 2024
- Restaurant or cafe; Food and drink premise; Hours of operation and trading146 LIVERPOOL ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
October 2024
- Boarding house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure314 LIVERPOOL ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Attached dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Build-to-rent105 BURWOOD ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
September 2024
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Dual occupancy (detached)48 BAKER STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
May 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure49 BAKER STREET ENFIELD 2136Cancelled
March 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure12 BYER STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
2023· 14 proposals
November 2023
- Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure105 BURWOOD ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure57 BAKER STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Advertising structure; Business identification sign110-112 LIVERPOOL ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
September 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development14 CARLYLE STREET ENFIELD 2136Withdrawn
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to commercial development24 BEAUMARIS STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Demolition; Boarding house; Mixed use development254 LIVERPOOL ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Demolition; Boarding house; Mixed use development314 LIVERPOOL ROAD ENFIELD 2136Determined
- Dwelling; Demolition23 CARLYLE STREET ENFIELD 2136Determined
June 2023
- Signage6-8 CORONATION PARADE ENFIELD 2136Determined
May 2023
- Stratum / community title subdivision12 CORONATION PARADE ENFIELD 2136Determined
April 2023
- Subdivision of land558/DP1277989Determined
March 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces550 DUCKENFIELD ROAD DUCKENFIELD 2321Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development2 200 Liverpool Road ENFIELD NSW 2136Withdrawn
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development80 CORONATION PARADE ENFIELD 2136Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- 594 Duckenfield RdBus stop
- Duckenfield Rd opp 594Bus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- 594 Duckenfield Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Duckenfield Rd opp 594amenitiesbus_stop
- Breach Apprehended Violence Ordercrime76
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime132
- Fraudcrime62
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime151
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime99
- 594 Duckenfield Rdtransport
- 594 Duckenfield Rdtransport
- Duckenfield Rd Opp 594transport
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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