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Petersham NSW 2049

5,860 addresses · 74 streets

Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › Petersham · 6 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Petersham is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,200 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,217 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 48% of households own their home and 51% 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.

8,200Population
36Median age
$2,217Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Petersham, 100 m north · Metro station: Marrickville, 2.1 km south · Light rail stop: Lewisham West, 1.1 km west · Bus interchange: Mount St (501), 4.5 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 3.8 km north-east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 6.2 km south.

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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: 16% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Petersham

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

Tree cover measures, Petersham NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201922.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 69.4%

Population by age in Petersham
Population by age, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4340
5-14693
15-19371
20-24608
25-341,823
35-441,368
45-541,215
55-64826
65-74561
75-84291
85+108
Dwelling types in Petersham
Dwelling types, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House770
Townhouse908
Apartment1,618
Other107
Households by weekly income in Petersham
Households by weekly income, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650398
$650-1,499704
$1,500-2,999956
$3,000+1,217
Top ancestries in Petersham
Top ancestries, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,709
Australian2,176
Other1,392
Irish1,270
Scottish887
Ancestry NS497
Housing tenure in Petersham
Housing tenure, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned664
Mortgage969
Rented1,738
Other28
Cars per household in Petersham
Cars per household, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0729
11,757
2727
3127
4+46
Commute to work in Petersham
Commute to work, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car965
Train201
Bus85
Tram/ferry4
Walked144
Bicycle62
Home2,597
Top countries of birth in Petersham
Top countries of birth, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England372
New Zealand163
China109
Italy101
Vietnam82
United States81
Languages used at home in Petersham
Languages used at home, Petersham NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese210
Greek168
Italian146
Spanish141
Mandarin132
Vietnamese90

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

203,947 bird observations recorded near Petersham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Petersham

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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