QP SUBURB BRIEF
NSW overview · postcode 2321.
KEY FACTS FIRST, DETAILS BELOW

Duckenfield at a glance, before the advanced view.

This page now starts with the practical questions ordinary users ask first: is the suburb expensive, what does rent look like, how big is it, what is nearby, and what should you do next.

Duckenfield is in Maitland LGA, NSW, postcode 2321, with population 92.

MEDIAN HOUSE
$834K
-52.7% YoY
MEDIAN RENT
$650/wk
Market rent signal
POPULATION
92
92 local footprint
SCHOOLS
School coverage summary
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SUBURB VERDICT

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

JOBS SIGNAL

The local employment base leans toward healthcare and construction. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. NSW employment is up +0.3% year-on-year (+14K jobs) and +11.3% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.

INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE

NSW has 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 2 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.

LIVEABILITY READ

Duckenfield is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area (postcode 2321). With a population of 92, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

DATA CONFIDENCE

This suburb mixes release datasets, Census data, and matched local services. Use the data status block before treating every metric as equally fresh.

SOURCE & FRESHNESS

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

DATA STATUS
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025 · Manual release refresh
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · release-based
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-01 · State market dataset
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
EVIDENCE DEPTH
USABLE EVIDENCE

Duckenfield is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

NEXT STEP

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DIRECT
4

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

VERIFY
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

MISSING
4

Schools, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

DECISION INTELLIGENCE
THIN-CONTEXT

Duckenfield currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

WHY IT FITS

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

WHAT TO CHECK

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

DECISIVE GAPS

Schools

COMPARE STATUS

Use as context

SPARSE LOCALITY NOTE

This page stays indexable because Duckenfield is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

PAGE STATUS
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

STRONGER NEARBY READS

If Duckenfield feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Oswald MOST SIMILAR
SIMILAR PRICE BAND SIMILAR RENT PROFILE SIMILAR SUBURB SCALE

pop same · house -$83.5K · rent -$300/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Gosforth MOST SIMILAR
SIMILAR PRICE BAND SIMILAR RENT PROFILE SIMILAR SUBURB SCALE

pop same · house +$336.5K · rent -$425/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Oakhampton Heights MOST SIMILAR
SIMILAR PRICE BAND SIMILAR RENT PROFILE SIMILAR SUBURB SCALE

pop same · house +$554K · rent -$330/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

WHY PEOPLE LOOK HERE
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
LOCAL SIGNALS
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 4,299 per 100k at the Maitland LGA level.
Transport: 2 matched stops/stations across local feeds.
FAQ
What is the median house price in Duckenfield? +
The current median house price in Duckenfield, NSW is $834K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
What is the typical weekly rent in Duckenfield? +
The median weekly rent in Duckenfield is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset.
Is Duckenfield a good investment? +
QuickProperty's investment signals for Duckenfield show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Duckenfield? +
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
How often is the Duckenfield data updated? +
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.
ADVANCED VIEW

Full data detail for Duckenfield

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Duckenfield NSW

Postcode 2321 · Maitland LGA

Duckenfield is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Maitland local government area (postcode 2321). With a population of 92, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Duckenfield is $834,000, having dropped significantly 52.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,984.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Maitland LGA is moderate at 4,299 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Duckenfield offers a gross rental yield of 4.1%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($834K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 11.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -52.7% year-on-year.

INVESTMENT SIGNALS
Rental Yield4.1% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$834K/$1.5M Below Median
Affordability11.9x Stretched
Price Momentum-52.7% Falling
SEIFA INDEX (ABS)
Advantage6/10
Education4/10
Economic6/10
Disadvantage5/10
MEDIAN HOUSE
$834K
-52.7% YoY
MEDIAN RENT /WK
$315
POPULATION
92
DEMOGRAPHICS
Median Age49
Household Size2.5
HH Income /wk$1,343
Personal Income /wk$671
Mortgage /mth$1,984
CRIME (Maitland LGA)
Crime Rate (per 100k)4,299
Total Incidents4,220
TRANSPORT
Bus Stops2
DATA STATUS
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-01 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025