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Marrickville NSW 2204

17,467 addresses · 206 streets

Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Marrickville · 7 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A diverse, creative suburb in Sydney's inner west, Marrickville is known for its food, music and warehouse conversions. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 37. Median household income is $2,170 a week, with rent around $480.

Marrickville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 26,570 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,170 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 52% of households own their home and 47% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

26,570Population
37Median age
$2,170Median household income / wk
$480Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Marrickville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Marrickville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Tempe, 1.6 km south · Metro station: Marrickville, 400 m south · Light rail stop: Dulwich Hill, 1.3 km west · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 5.3 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 5.2 km north-east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 4.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Marrickville

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Marrickville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201915.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 66%

Population by age in Marrickville
Population by age, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,239
5-142,322
15-19983
20-241,607
25-345,848
35-444,471
45-543,639
55-642,756
65-741,939
75-841,263
85+512
Dwelling types in Marrickville
Dwelling types, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,404
Townhouse1,969
Apartment5,020
Other236
Households by weekly income in Marrickville
Households by weekly income, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,340
$650-1,4992,157
$1,500-2,9993,134
$3,000+3,434
Top ancestries in Marrickville
Top ancestries, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English6,741
Australian5,973
Other4,701
Irish3,166
Greek2,337
Scottish2,285
Housing tenure in Marrickville
Housing tenure, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,524
Mortgage2,933
Rented4,962
Other103
Cars per household in Marrickville
Cars per household, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
02,045
15,414
22,338
3510
4+202
Commute to work in Marrickville
Commute to work, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,415
Train549
Bus239
Tram/ferry23
Walked532
Bicycle197
Home7,257
Top countries of birth in Marrickville
Top countries of birth, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam1,487
Greece1,025
England891
New Zealand530
China353
Lebanon297
Languages used at home in Marrickville
Languages used at home, Marrickville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek1,849
Vietnamese1,836
Arabic639
Portuguese485
Cantonese481
Spanish383

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

249,546 bird observations recorded near Marrickville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Marrickville

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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