Marrickville

13.4% of Marrickville's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

6,678 family households lived in Marrickville; 37.8% were couple families and 16.1% were one-parent families.

33.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

Marrickville had 26,570 residents at the 2021 Census.

38.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

24.4% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.

Separate houses made up 32.0% of occupied private dwellings in Marrickville.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 18.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 47.2% of occupied private dwellings.

24.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

28.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

47.6% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

The average household in Marrickville had 2.3 people.

One-person households made up 30.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 35.5%, while 18.5% had four or more usual residents.

50.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

22.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

5.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.0% walked or cycled.

19.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

One-car households formed 51.5% of the total.

29.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

53.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.2% reported a different address.

34.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

62.3% of residents used only English at home.

32.8% used a language other than English at home.

1.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.

34.9% of Marrickville's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 65.1% was born in Australia.

1.3% of residents were born in China.

0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.9%.

English ancestry accounted for 25.4% of ancestry responses in Marrickville.

Australian ancestry made up 22.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 6.9% of responses.

39.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 16.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 12.1% of workers, and education and training employed 10.5%.

The labour-force participation rate was 66.0%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

39.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

60.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

11.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.2% reported asthma, 6.1% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

40.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 15.6%.

Median household income was $2,170 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $480 per week.

Working from home was 50.1% in Marrickville, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 24.2% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 47.6% in Marrickville, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.