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Petersham - Stanmore vs Marrickville - North
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Petersham - Stanmore profile · Marrickville - North profile
Petersham - Stanmore Marrickville - North
Petersham - Stanmore and Marrickville - North are neighbouring inner-city areas with high numbers of renters and university-educated adults. Petersham - Stanmore is more heavily geared toward students and singles, with far more school enrolments (3,917) and more people living alone (32.9%). In contrast, Marrickville - North has a more diverse population, with a well higher share of people born overseas (33.0%) and those who use a language other than English at home (28.3%).
The gap in how people get around is widening, as Marrickville - North has far more public transport departures and more walkable amenities per resident. However, they remain very similar in other ways, such as their typical weekly household incomes, which both sit around $2,300. Both areas also have a much higher share of people with no religion than the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,806
- First area, 2016: 20,231
- First area, 2021: 19,898
- Second area, 2021: 12,317
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Petersham - Stanmore: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Marrickville - North: 0.7% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Petersham - Stanmore: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Marrickville - North: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Petersham - Stanmore: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Marrickville - North: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Petersham - Stanmore: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Marrickville - North: 1.5% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Petersham - Stanmore: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 65–69 in Marrickville - North: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Marrickville - North: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Petersham - Stanmore: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Marrickville - North: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Petersham - Stanmore: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Marrickville - North: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Petersham - Stanmore: 3.8% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Marrickville - North: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Petersham - Stanmore: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Marrickville - North: 3.9% males, 4.1% females
- 35–39 in Petersham - Stanmore: 4.6% males, 4.5% females; 35–39 in Marrickville - North: 4.7% males, 4.9% females
- 30–34 in Petersham - Stanmore: 5.3% males, 5.6% females; 30–34 in Marrickville - North: 6.1% males, 5.8% females
- 25–29 in Petersham - Stanmore: 5.7% males, 6.1% females; 25–29 in Marrickville - North: 4.9% males, 5.2% females
- 20–24 in Petersham - Stanmore: 3.5% males, 4.2% females; 20–24 in Marrickville - North: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Marrickville - North: 1.8% males, 1.6% females
- 10–14 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 10–14 in Marrickville - North: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 5–9 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Marrickville - North: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 0–4 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Marrickville - North: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $876
- First area, 2016: $1,038
- First area, 2021: $1,247
- Second area, 2021: $1,160
- First area, 2011: $1,729
- First area, 2016: $2,062
- First area, 2021: $2,303
- Second area, 2021: $2,358
- First area, 2011: $2,265
- First area, 2016: $2,618
- First area, 2021: $3,271
- Second area, 2021: $2,961
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $370
- First area, 2016: $460
- First area, 2021: $470
- Second area, 2021: $550
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,817
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Petersham - Stanmore vs Marrickville - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/117021327/petersham-stanmore/vs/117021636/marrickville-north