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Petersham - Stanmore vs Marrickville - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.7 km apart · Petersham - Stanmore profile · Marrickville - South profile
Petersham - Stanmore Marrickville - South
Petersham - Stanmore and Marrickville - South are neighbouring inner-city areas with different social profiles. Marrickville - South is much more linguistically diverse, with 37.3% of people using a language other than English at home compared to 19.2% in Petersham - Stanmore. Petersham - Stanmore tends to be wealthier, with a typical family income of $3,271 per week and 50.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, while Marrickville - South has a typical family income of $2,507 and 41.4% with a degree. Housing also differs, as separate houses are far more common in Marrickville - South at 32.2% compared to 20.4% in Petersham - Stanmore.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, from the number of people living alone to the share of children under 15. Both areas are also highly walkable, taking only one or two minutes to reach the nearest transport stop. They both stand far above the national figure for adults with university degrees and those working from home. While Petersham - Stanmore has a higher share of people with no religion and more public transport routes, both areas have seen similar patterns of growth and change since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,806
- First area, 2016: 20,231
- First area, 2021: 19,898
- Second area, 2021: 14,283
- 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 - South: 0.9% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Petersham - Stanmore: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Marrickville - South: 1.0% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Petersham - Stanmore: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Marrickville - South: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Petersham - Stanmore: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Marrickville - South: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 65–69 in Petersham - Stanmore: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 65–69 in Marrickville - South: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Marrickville - South: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Petersham - Stanmore: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Marrickville - South: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Petersham - Stanmore: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Marrickville - South: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Petersham - Stanmore: 3.8% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Marrickville - South: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Petersham - Stanmore: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Marrickville - South: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Petersham - Stanmore: 4.6% males, 4.5% females; 35–39 in Marrickville - South: 4.2% males, 4.6% females
- 30–34 in Petersham - Stanmore: 5.3% males, 5.6% females; 30–34 in Marrickville - South: 5.2% males, 6.0% females
- 25–29 in Petersham - Stanmore: 5.7% males, 6.1% females; 25–29 in Marrickville - South: 5.2% males, 5.5% females
- 20–24 in Petersham - Stanmore: 3.5% males, 4.2% females; 20–24 in Marrickville - South: 3.1% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Marrickville - South: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 10–14 in Marrickville - South: 2.4% males, 2.0% females
- 5–9 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Marrickville - South: 2.2% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Petersham - Stanmore: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Marrickville - South: 2.1% males, 2.1% 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: $1,003
- First area, 2011: $1,729
- First area, 2016: $2,062
- First area, 2021: $2,303
- Second area, 2021: $2,018
- First area, 2011: $2,265
- First area, 2016: $2,618
- First area, 2021: $3,271
- Second area, 2021: $2,507
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: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $370
- First area, 2016: $460
- First area, 2021: $470
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,500
- 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/117021327/petersham-stanmore/vs/117021637/marrickville-south