St Peters NSW 2044
3,315 addresses · 43 streets
Grayndler Electorate › Inner West LGA › St Peters · 6 km from Sydney
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Living Here
St Peters is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,629 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,924 a week, with median rent near $650 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 53% of households own their home and 46% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: St Peters itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
15 childcare & kindergartens
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: St Peters, 600 m north-east · Metro station: Sydenham, 1.1 km west · Light rail stop: Dulwich Hill, 3.5 km west · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 3.7 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 4.6 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 3.8 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 5.0% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 7.2% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 79%
Population by age in St Peters
| 0-4 | 210 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 270 |
| 15-19 | 78 |
| 20-24 | 188 |
| 25-34 | 1,058 |
| 35-44 | 836 |
| 45-54 | 426 |
| 55-64 | 284 |
| 65-74 | 176 |
| 75-84 | 65 |
| 85+ | 42 |
Dwelling types in St Peters
| House | 335 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 560 |
| Apartment | 582 |
| Other | 12 |
Households by weekly income in St Peters
| <$650 | 99 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 186 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 432 |
| $3,000+ | 688 |
Top ancestries in St Peters
| English | 1,138 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 923 |
| Other | 653 |
| Irish | 497 |
| Scottish | 359 |
| Chinese | 234 |
Housing tenure in St Peters
| Owned | 271 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 520 |
| Rented | 679 |
| Other | 13 |
Cars per household in St Peters
| 0 | 234 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 860 |
| 2 | 318 |
| 3 | 48 |
| 4+ | 22 |
Commute to work in St Peters
| Car | 462 |
|---|---|
| Train | 110 |
| Bus | 21 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 82 |
| Bicycle | 28 |
| Home | 1,336 |
Top countries of birth in St Peters
| England | 200 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 77 |
| Vietnam | 59 |
| Philippines | 54 |
| China | 53 |
| United States | 48 |
Languages used at home in St Peters
| Vietnamese | 70 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 62 |
| Greek | 62 |
| Mandarin | 59 |
| Spanish | 59 |
| Macedonian | 41 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
273,933 bird observations recorded near St Peters — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (20,964)
- Australian White Ibis (19,894)
- Noisy Miner (17,805)
- Common Myna (13,546)
- Rock Dove (13,205)
- Australian Magpie (12,373)
- Welcome Swallow (11,990)
- Pied Currawong (11,834)
- Australian Raven (11,588)
- Magpie-lark (9,871)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (8,569)
- Willie Wagtail (8,326)
- Pacific Black Duck (8,138)
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- Dusky Moorhen (8,006)
- Superb Fairy-wren (7,674)
- Silver Gull (7,489)
- Common Starling (7,407)
- Crested Pigeon (7,006)
- Little Black Cormorant (6,867)
- White-faced Heron (6,576)
- Chestnut Teal (6,505)
- Red Wattlebird (6,209)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (5,971)
- Grey Butcherbird (5,811)
- New Holland Honeyeater (5,755)
- Silvereye (5,370)
- Australasian Figbird (4,895)
- Eurasian Coot (4,810)
- Little Pied Cormorant (4,756)
- Laughing Kookaburra (4,723)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to St Peters:
- Sydenham (1 km)
- Erskineville (1.2 km)
- Enmore (1.5 km)
- Newtown (1.6 km)
- Alexandria (1.8 km)
- Mascot (1.9 km)
- Tempe (1.9 km)
- Marrickville (2.1 km)
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Streets
- Albert Street (24)
- Alfred Street (89)
- Applebee Street (191)
- Bakers Lane (1)
- Barwon Park Road (129)
- Bellevue Street (1)
- Berne Street (6)
- Bishop Street (39)
- Bolton Street (1)
- Brown Street (72)
- Burrows Road (79)
- Burrows Road S (79)
- Campbell Road (21)
- Campbell Street (74)
- Canal Road (26)
- Church Street (52)
- Conway Place (7)
- Council Street (11)
- Crown Street (99)
- Edgeware Road (4)
- Edith Street (66)
- Florence Street (53)
- Frederick Street (51)
- Goodsell Street (132)
- Grove Street (90)
- Harber Street (1)
- Henry Street (5)
- Holland Street (9)
- Hutchinson Street (175)
- King Street (151)
- Lackey Street (35)
- Mary Street (181)
- May Lane (22)
- May Street (145)
- Princes Highway (723)
- Roberts Street (34)
- Silver Street (119)
- St Peters Street (49)
- Sutherland Street (90)
- Talbot Street (5)
- Unwins Bridge Road (170)
- Victoria Street (2)
- Woodley Street (2)