# Marrickville vs Northern Beaches — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 26 km apart

Marrickville and Northern Beaches are both located in Greater Sydney but offer different layouts. Marrickville is a walker's paradise with a very high street connectivity of 334 intersections per square kilometre. Almost every home there is within a 15-minute walk of groceries, schools, and health services. Northern Beaches is also very walkable, though its terrain is steeper with a mean slope of 9.7%. There are more First Nations people living in Northern Beaches, and their typical household income is $2,724, which is well higher than the $1,838 in Marrickville.

Daily life in both places is defined by easy access to local needs, as nearly every home in both areas is within a 15-minute walk of a park. While Marrickville has more nearby food and drink options, Northern Beaches has a higher share of parks within a short walk. These two areas have remained consistently walkable over time, and both sit well above the national figure for First Nations Year 12 completion.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Marrickville | Northern Beaches | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,253 | 1,706 | 453 larger in Northern Beaches |  |
| Median age | 30 yrs | 27 yrs | 3 yrs older in Marrickville |  |
| Year 12 | 57.7% | 62.6% | 5.0 pts higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Unemployment | 7.3% | 6.2% | 1.1 pts higher in Marrickville |  |
| Median income | $783 | $949 | $166 higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Household income | $1,838 | $2,724 | $886 higher in Northern Beaches |  |
| Indigenous language | 10.7% | 5.8% | 4.9 pts higher in Marrickville |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Marrickville | Northern Beaches | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 9.1 | 7.5 | 1.6 higher in Marrickville |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 more in Marrickville |  |
| 15-min city | 100.0% | 88.4% | 11.6 pts higher in Marrickville |  |
| Walk to shops | 100.0% | 85.8% | 14.2 pts higher in Marrickville |  |
| Walk to transit | 100.0% | 95.9% | 4.1 pts higher in Marrickville |  |
| Walk to school | 99.7% | 89.3% | 10.5 pts higher in Marrickville |  |
| Walk to a park | 100.0% | 98.4% | 1.6 pts higher in Marrickville |  |
| Walk to health | 96.6% | 76.1% | 20.5 pts higher in Marrickville |  |
| Intersections/km² | 334 | 78 | 257 higher in Marrickville |  |
| Mean slope | 5.4% | 9.7% | 4.3 pts higher in Northern Beaches |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107019/marrickville/vs/IARE107020/northern-beaches