Marrickville

Ranked #33 of 422 Sydney suburbs for cafés. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#156 of 422

Safety

#375 of 422

Wealth

#238 of 422

Value

#144 of 422

Parks

#278 of 422

Cafés

#33 of 422

Transit

#112 of 422

Green space

#236 of 422

Active & healthy

#98 of 422

The numbers

Population	26,570
Area	5.68 km²
Median household income	$2,170/wk
Median rent	$480/wk
Crime rate	95.5 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	24 (1.21 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	89.1% of the suburb
Cafés	50
Gyms & sport venues	67
Nearest parkrun	St Peters parkrun (2.5 km)

Nearby suburbs

Tempe Dulwich Hill Petersham St Peters Lewisham Wolli Creek

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Marrickville vs Tempe Marrickville vs Dulwich Hill Marrickville vs Petersham

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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