:Marrickville, New South Wales

The Cadigal people of the Eora Nation have lived in the Marrickville area for tens of thousands of years.{{Cite book|last=Attenbrow|first=Val|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/659579866|title=Sydney's Aboriginal past : investigating the archaeological and historical records|date=2010|publisher=UNSW Press|isbn=978-1-74223-117-4|edition=2nd|location=Sydney, NSW|oclc=659579866}} Their connection continues today. The area along the Cooks River was an important area for fishing. Pemulwuy, the Aboriginal resistance leader, was based around the river and led many attacks against settlers in the 1790s until his murder by colonists in 1802.{{Cite web|title=Pemulwuy {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney|url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/pemulwuy#ref-uuid=f417d05a-f72b-37f9-56c9-06aea42d1511|access-date=2021-07-10|website=dictionaryofsydney.org}} In the 1830s, Aboriginal people were seen fishing in on the river on what is now the Marrickville Golf Course.{{Cite web|title=First people of the Cooks River {{!}} The Dictionary of Sydney|url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/first_people_of_the_cooks_river|access-date=2021-07-10|website=dictionaryofsydney.org|archive-date=25 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125062913/https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/first_people_of_the_cooks_river|url-status=live}} From the time the Aboriginal Protection Board in 1883, until post World War II, there are few records available of Gadigal people along the river, but post-war saw the migration of many Aboriginal people back to Marrickville. "Many live close to the Cooks River and have developed a strong custodial sense for the river, its history and its heritage". According to the {{CensusAU|2021}} there are 417 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people living in Marrickville.

The name Marrickville comes from the 24.3 ha (60 acres) 'Marrick' estate of Thomas Chalder, which was subdivided on 24 February 1855. He named it after his native village Marrick, North Yorkshire, England. The estate centred on the intersection of Victoria Road and Chapel Street. William Dean, the publican of the Marrick Hotel, in Illawarra Road (now the site of the Henson Park Hotel) is credited with adding the "ville" to Marrick when it was gazetted in 1861.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

The first land grant in the area was {{convert|100|acre|km2|1}} to William Beckwith in 1794. Thomas Moore received {{convert|470|acre|km2|1}} in 1799 and another {{convert|700|acre|km2|1}} in 1803. Robert Wardell purchased most of this land for his estate that stretched from Petersham to the Cooks River. His estate was broken up after he was murdered by escaped convicts in September 1834.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

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Thomas Holt (1811–1888) was a Sydney business tycoon who built a castellated Victorian Gothic mansion named "The Warren" in 1857 in Marrickville South. It was designed by architect George Mansfield, and contained an impressive art gallery filled with paintings and sculptures from Europe. It had elaborate stables built into imposing stone walls, and large landscaped gardens filled with urns overlooking the Cooks River. Holt gave it that name because he bred rabbits on the estate for hunting, as well as the grounds being stocked with alpacas and other exotics. The Warren was a landmark in the district for some decades; the still-operating Warren View Hotel in Enmore as evidence of this.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

Renovations were undertaken in 1866. There were also bathing sheds and a Turkish Bath built on the river. The {{convert|100|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} property was south of Wardell's and covered the area from today's Unwins Bridge Road to Illawarra Road and Warren Road. Thomas Holt was a large land holder in Sydney with another mansion at the edge of Gwawley Bay, Sylvania Waters, New South Wales in 1881,(his last and greatest residence, the monumental forty room Sutherland House mansion which was destroyed by fire in 1918) and vast property holdings from Sutherland to Cronulla.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

As Holt's health began to be an issue, the Warren was subdivided in 1884 with the land around the immediate building's grounds being sold off - and the family returning to Britain for the remaining years of his life. He died in 1888.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

The estate stables were demolished some time between 1884 and 1886, with the nearby Ferncourt Public School being originally built as a house "Prosna" by Polish born artist, Gracius Joseph Broinowski, from sandstone blocks of the stable, and a cedar staircase and marble mantelpiece purchased from Holt's estate installed in it.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

It is obvious today the last block remaining where the mansion stood as it is indicated by the newer houses of the 1920s-1930s as well as, obviously the name of the road, driven down the western side of the block - "Mansion Street" - and "Holt St" adjacent to it forming the lower side of the square perimeter).{{cn|date=December 2022}}

The Warren became a nunnery when the mansion and {{convert|12|acres|0|abbr=on}} of land were purchased by a French order of Carmelite nuns. The Carmelites were evicted from The Warren in 1903 for outstanding debts. By this stage the grounds appear to be bare with a high wood fence installed on the western side of the building about this time. It then was used during WWI for an artillery training range and this fenced area also appears in photos along with smaller buildings on the grounds nearby. It was resumed in 1919 by the New South Wales government was finally demolished in around 1922 - the land subdivided to build a housing estate for returned soldiers. Sir John Sulman was engaged to build this.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

Not much remains of the once imposing castle-like building except for two stone turrets from the building indicating what was once on the general spot (this was recently vandalised and the commemorative plaque stolen; noted 2010. Originally piers from the back entrance of the building, which had been stored by the council for many years - they were placed on the headland with a memorial fountain in 1967 at Richardson's Lookout in Holt Street. Other remains are garden paths with flags and liners, one or two of the original stone blocks from the walls, and the base of what was probably a garden feature such as an urn or fountain. An area with a few cobblestones in the grass, remains under some native fig trees, and was probably a drive that led to the back of the stables. Also on the bank of the river below are the crypts that Thomas Holt built into a sandstone overhang for his family. No bodies were subsequently laid to rest except for the Mother Superior of the Carmelite order who was interred for a short time.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

"Ferndale" in Kent Lane, Newtown, is the earliest of his four houses and the last surviving residence connected with Thomas Holt. It is heritage-listed.{{Cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2030210 |title=State Heritage Register |access-date=20 March 2013 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403133155/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2030210 |url-status=live }}

Marrickville became a municipality on 6 November 1861. In 1948, it merged with neighbouring municipalities of St Peters and Petersham to form Marrickville Municipal Council.

The first school opened in August 1864 and the post office opened in 1865. The railway line to Bankstown opened in 1895. The station was known as Illawarra Road during construction. Later, when it was decided that Marrickville was a more appropriate name, the original Marrickville station was renamed Sydenham.The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 165

In the first half of the 20th century, Marrickville was a centre of Catholic-dominated Labor politics and the political base of Joseph Cahill, who continued to live there throughout his term as Premier of New South Wales.{{cite journal |last=Franklin |first=James |author-link=James Franklin (philosopher) |date=2022 |title=Catholic Action, Sydney Style: Catholic lay organisations from friendly societies to the Vice Squad |url=https://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/vicesquadpublished.pdf |journal=Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society |volume=108 |issue=2 |pages=172–201 |doi= |access-date=2 Jan 2023 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102230357/https://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/vicesquadpublished.pdf |url-status=live }}

Marrickville saw notable demographic changes due to post-World War II immigration. Many new immigrants, particularly from Southern Europe, settled in the area, creating its multiculturally diverse character. This influx of migrants shaped Marrickville's local culture, economy and infrastructure. The suburb developed a strong Italian and Greek community and many immigrants found work in nearby factories, retails and trading. Artists, young professionals and people in distance to the city centre moved into the area. An affluence of cafés, boutique shops and street art changed the character of its neighborhood.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

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There has been a gradual change in Marrickville, with some media reports calling it "the new Paddington".{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bars-open-property-up-arise-the-new-paddington-20100312-q45v.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | first=Josephine | last=Tovey | title=Bars open, property up: arise the 'new Paddington' | date=13 March 2010 | archive-date=1 May 2011 | access-date=10 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501051428/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bars-open-property-up-arise-the-new-paddington-20100312-q45v.html | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/arise-marrickville-the-new-paddington-20100205-niqx.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | first1=Stephen | last1=Nicholls | first2=Jonathan | last2=Chancellor | title=Arise Marrickville, the new Paddington | date=6 February 2010 | archive-date=29 June 2011 | access-date=10 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629151830/http://www.smh.com.au/national/arise-marrickville-the-new-paddington-20100205-niqx.html | url-status=live }} There has been an influx of young professionals, as well as artists and musicians. A bohemian vibe has been cultivated and some say Marrickville is "the new Newtown", not Paddington .{{cite web |last=Sansom |first=Marie |url=http://inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/the-new-paddo/ |title=Is Marrickville really the 'new Paddo'? |publisher=Inner West Courier |access-date=2012-11-16 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113326/http://inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/the-new-paddo/ |url-status=live }} Marrickville has been referred to as the number one emerging "Sydney hipster suburbs of 2017", due to its youthful population and was voted 10th Coolest Neighbourhood in the World by Timeout in 2020 with its increasing numbers of liquor licences, breweries and numerous "foodie" eateries. In 2022, it again made Time Out’s list, ranked at second coolest neighbourhood in Australia and thirty-third coolest in the world. {{cite web |url=https://www.finder.com.au/top-nsw-hipster-suburbs-to-emerge |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410113238/https://www.finder.com.au/top-nsw-hipster-suburbs-to-emerge |archive-date=10 April 2019 |title=The hipster suburbs of 2017-18 {{!}} finder.com.au}}

Marrickville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Marrickville railway station{{cite NSW SHR|5012096|Marrickville Railway Station group|hr=01186|fn=EF14/4960|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Carrington Road: Sewage Pumping Station 271{{cite NSW SHR|5051444|Sewage Pumping Station 271|hr=01342|fn=H04/00045, 261598|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Garden Street: Sydenham Pit and Drainage Pumping Station 1{{cite NSW SHR|5053883|Sydenham Pit & Drainage Pumping Station 1|hr=01644|fn=H05/00092|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• 96–106 Illawarra Road: Marrickville Town Hall{{cite NSW SHR|5045101|Marrickville Town Hall (former)|hr=00573|fn=S90/04601 & HC 87/0185|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• 274A Marrickville Road: Marrickville Post Office{{cite AHD|106204|Marrickville Post Office|fn=1/12/025/0027|access-date=23 September 2018}}
• 24, 26 Premier Street: Premier Street Sewer Vent and Cottages{{cite NSW SHR|5053875|Sewer Vent and Cottages|hr=01636|fn=H03/00319|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Thornley Street: Cooks River Sewage Aqueduct{{cite NSW SHR|5051423|Cooks River Sewage Aqueduct|hr=01322|fn=H04/00049|access-date=18 May 2018}}

Marrickville has a diverse community with a significant immigrant population. In the mid-20th century, Marrickville was a major centre of Sydney's large Greek community, and to an extent remains so. Today, the Vietnamese community has become the most prominent immigrant population.

At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the suburb of Marrickville recorded a population of 26,570 people. Of these:

• Age distribution: Residents had a similar range of ages to the country overall. The median age was 37 years (national median is 38). Children aged under 15 years made up 13.5% of the population (national average is 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population (national average is 17.2%).
• Ethnic diversity: The most common ancestries were English 25.4%, Australian 22.5%, Irish 11.9%, Greek 8.8% and Scottish 8.6%. 60.7% of people were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.9%; the next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 5.6%, Greece 3.9%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.0% and China 1.3%. 62.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 7.0%, Vietnamese 6.9%, Arabic 2.4%, Portuguese 1.8% and Cantonese 1.8%.
• Finances: The median household weekly income was $2,170 compared to the national median of $1,746. This difference is also reflected in real estate, with the median mortgage payment being $2,600 per month, compared to the national median of $1,863.
• Transport: On the day of the census, 7.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 24.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).
• Housing: 47.2% of occupied residences were flats, units or apartments, 32.0% were separate houses, 18.5% were semi-detached (row or terrace houses, townhouses etc.), and 2.2% were other dwellings. The average household size was 2.3 people.
• Religion: The most common response for religion was No Religion (48.9%); the next most common response was Catholic at 17.7%; the third most common response was Eastern Orthodox at 8.5%.

Marrickville is part of the Inner West Multicultural Network that launched the #RacismNotWelcome community initiative in 2021.{{Cite news |date=2021-02-05 |title=Yaa was told by a group of girls she couldn't play with them because she was brown. A street sign gave her hope |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-06/nsw-how-a-street-sign-gave-5yo-racism-victim-hope/13119124 |access-date=2023-05-11}} The campaign aims to encourage conversations about racism using the presence of local street signs with the hashtag. The signs can be seen on various streets of Marrickville.{{Cite web |title=#RacismNotWelcome street sign campaign - Inner West Council |url=https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/community-well-being/multicultural-inner-west/inner-west-multicultural-network/racismnotwelcome |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au |language=en}}

Marrickville has become a hub of new and independent arts with a vibrant artistic community. Marrickville council launched the first local arts tour in March 2011, MOST (Marrickvlle open studio trail) and part of Art month Sydney.{{cite web |url=http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/community/arts/most.html |title=Marrickville Council - MOST |publisher=Marrickville.nsw.gov.au |access-date=2012-11-16 |archive-date=28 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228214845/http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/community/arts/most.html |url-status=live }} The 'Open Studio Trail' was merged with the Inner West Open Studio Trails and is now named 'Creative Trails', under council's EDGE program.{{cite web|url=https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/living-arts/arts-and-cultural-programs/creative-trails|title=Creative Trails|publisher=Inner West Council|date=13 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}} Marrickville is the main site for the Sydney Fringe Festival.[http://thesydneyfringe.com.au/showlist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220011331/http://thesydneyfringe.com.au/showlist|date=20 February 2011}}

The Marrickville Festival is an annual festival organised by the Inner West Council. It is a display of multiculturalism of the Inner West with international food and live music and entertainment. Acts in the past have included Scott Cain.

Marrickville has a number of live music venues. The Factory Theatre hosts an array of live music and performances - from international rock concerts to cabaret shows, film and dance.{{cite web |url=http://www.factorytheatre.com.au/events/factory |title=Factory Theatre |publisher=Factory Theatre |access-date=2012-11-16 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221094346/http://www.factorytheatre.com.au/events/factory |url-status=live }}

Marrickville has a wide range of cafes and restaurants with cuisines featuring Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Nepalese, Portuguese, Lebanese, Turkish, Modern Australian, Greek and Japanese.[http://www.menulog.com.au/takeaway/marrickville 76 restaurants in Marrickville and neighbouring suburbs] There are also a few notable bakeries and coffee artisans in the area.{{how|date=December 2016}} Since 2014, a significant number of breweries have been established in the Marrickville area in the light industrial spaces that exist throughout the suburb.{{Cite web|url=http://craftbeerreviewer.com/the-capital-of-craft-beer-sydneys-marrickville-triangle/|title=The Capital of Craft Beer - Sydney's Marrickville Triangle -|date=2017-06-24|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-18 |last1=Reviewer |first1=Craft Beer }}{{Cite web|url=https://sydneybeer.com.au/marrickville-2018/|title=Beer In Marrickville In 2018|last=Hodge|first=Tim|date=2018-02-02|website=SydneyBeer|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-18|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301101848/https://sydneybeer.com.au/marrickville-2018/|url-status=live}}

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The main shopping strip runs along Marrickville Road, west from Sydenham to the town hall. Typical businesses include cafés, grocery and clothing stores. Marrickville Road is well known for the artworks, by Ces Camilleri of Creative Artistic Steel, that adorn the awnings of some of its businesses, which gives the strip a unique style.{{Cite web|url=https://www.creativeartisticsteel.com.au/marrickville-road-sculptures|title=Marrickville Road Sculptures - Creative Artistic Steel|website=www.creativeartisticsteel.com.au|access-date=2019-09-18|archive-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302185420/https://creativeartisticsteel.com.au/marrickville-road-sculptures|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/exploring-the-wonders-of-the-innerwest8217s-multicultural-village-of-marrickville/news-story/788f38a646b4060214b9c808fd35e9b5|title=Secret Suburbs: Marrickville|date=2013-08-03|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-09-18}} The shopping strip also extends south along Illawarra Road, past the railway station, to "The Warren" locality.

Addison Road, also referred to a "Addi Road",{{cite web | title=Addison Road Community Organisation | website=Addison Road Community Organisation | date=24 September 2018 | url=https://addiroad.org.au/ | access-date=25 December 2024}} is home to over 20 community organisations, along with art studios, galleries, theatres, a radio station, open green space, gardens and 169 trees. It is the location of the Addison Road Community Organisation, which runs the a Living Museum program showcasing the history and heritage of the area.{{cite web | title=Addison Road Community Organisation | website=MGNSW | date=10 March 2016 | url=https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/addison-road-community-organisation/ | access-date=25 December 2024 | archive-date=25 December 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225083947/https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/addison-road-community-organisation/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Addison Road Community Centre | website=Sites of Conscience | date=28 September 2022 | url=https://www.sitesofconscience.org/membership/addison-road-community-centre-australia/ | access-date=25 December 2024 | archive-date=25 December 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225083945/https://www.sitesofconscience.org/membership/addison-road-community-centre-australia/ | url-status=live }}

The Addison Rd Centre for the Arts, Culture, Community and Environment, located at number 142,{{cite web | title=The Addison Rd Centre for the Arts, Culture, Community and Environment | website=ACNC | url=https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/a7da11f8-39af-e811-a963-000d3ad24077/documents/95639cd1-9b4b-ea11-a813-000d3ad1f29c | access-date=25 December 2024 | archive-date=25 December 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225083953/https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/a7da11f8-39af-e811-a963-000d3ad24077/documents/95639cd1-9b4b-ea11-a813-000d3ad1f29c | url-status=live }} is located on the site of a former army depot, which opened after being converted in 1976. It includes many artists' studios.{{cite web | title=Addison Road Community Centre | website=Inner West Council | date=9 September 2024 | url=https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/living-arts/creative-trails/previous-creative-trails/midjuburi-august-2023/midjuburi-2023-participating-studios-galleries-and-aris/addison-road-community-centre-artist-studios | access-date=25 December 2024 | archive-date=25 December 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225082758/https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/living-arts/creative-trails/previous-creative-trails/midjuburi-august-2023/midjuburi-2023-participating-studios-galleries-and-aris/addison-road-community-centre-artist-studios | url-status=live }} The community radio station Radio Skid Row is located Hut 23 in the community centre.{{cite web | title=Contact | website=RADIO SKID ROW – 88.9FM | url=https://radioskidrow.org/contacts/ | access-date=25 December 2024}} and broadcasts to the Inner West suburbs of Sydney.

Every Sunday the Addison Community Centre hosts a market where fresh fruit and vegetables, coffee and other edible products and second-hand goods are sold.{{Cite web|url=https://www.organicfoodmarkets.com.au/markets_solo.php?market=MARRICKVILLE&id=15|title=Organic Food Markets|website=www.organicfoodmarkets.com.au|access-date=2019-09-18}}

The Vic Hotel is also in Addison Road.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Marrickville Metro is a shopping centre located near the border with Enmore and contains supermarkets, retail, discount stores, speciality shops, food courts, restaurants, gym outlets. It was built on the site of the Vicars Woollen Mill in 1987.{{Cite web|url=http://dictionaryofsydney.org/building/marrickville_metro|title=Marrickville Metro|website=dictionaryofsydney.org|access-date=2016-12-14}}

Food markets are also held bi-monthly at Marrickville Metro on Smidmore Street.{{Cite web |title=Metro Markets on Smidmore St - Events - Marrickville Metro |url=https://www.marrickvillemetro.com.au/what-s-happening/metro-markets-on-smidmore-st |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.marrickvillemetro.com.au}}

A substantial light industrial area is located west of the Princes Highway. Typical industrial uses include automotive repair, import/export and building supplies.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

A creative reuse environmental not-for-profit selling materials to the public and providing education programs is located at 30 Carrington Road. Reverse Garbage has diverted landfill since 1974.{{Cite web|url=https://reversegarbage.org.au/about-us/|title=About us|date=20 October 2017}}{{primary source inline|date=April 2025}}

Marrickville railway station is on the Bankstown Line of the Sydney Trains network. The adjacent station of Dulwich Hill serves the south-western part of the suburb. The station was closed on 30 September 2024 to allow for the line to be converted to Sydney Metro standards; the Metro trains will subsequently serve the rebranded Metro North West & Bankstown Line.{{cite web|url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/t3-bankstown-line-to-close-from-monday|title=T3 Bankstown line to close from Monday|publisher=NSW Government|work=Minister for Transport|date=25 September 2024|access-date=13 October 2024}}

The terminus of the Inner West Light Rail is located adjacent to Dulwich Hill railway station. Access to the city is quicker by train, but the light rail may be used for some cross-regional journeys. The service also interchanges with Lewisham railway station on the Inner West & Leppington Line.

Public buses serve all main roads, including Marrickville Road, Enmore Road, Illawarra Road, Victoria Road, Wardell Road and Livingstone Road. These include the 418 bus from Burwood to Bondi Junction via Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Sydenham and Eastlakes, the 426 bus from Dulwich Hill to Circular Quay via Newtown and the CBD, the 423 bus from Kingsgrove to Martin Place via Earlwood, Newtown and the CBD, and the 412 bus which runs from Campsie to Kings Wharf via Kingsgrove, Earlwood, Petersham, Camperdown, Parramatta Road and the CBD.

The suburb is 5 kilometres north-west from Sydney Airport and lies under a flight path.

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Marrickville has four Primary public schools:

• Marrickville Public School,
• Marrickville West Primary School,
• Ferncourt Public School,
• Wilkins Public School

Marrickville also resides two Primary private schools,

• St. Pius Catholic School, walking distance from Marrickville Metro.
• St. Brigids Catholic School

There is one Secondary public school:

• Marrickville High School

and a Secondary private school,

• Casimir Catholic College.

Marrickville has a number of religious buildings, including:

• St Clements Anglican Church is located diagonally across the intersection of Marrickville Road and Petersham Road. It now houses Marrickville Rd Church, a multi cultural, multi ethnic church plant. It is a heritage-listed building.
• St Brigid's Catholic Church is on Marrickville Road, on the corner of Livingstone Road and is the second largest church in Sydney after St Mary's Cathedral. It is also the home of Gift of Bread, a food rescue organisation.
• St Maroun's Catholic College is in Wardell Road.
• Silver Street Mission, a Baptist congregation, is on the corner of Silver Street and Calvert Street.
• St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is on Livingstone Road.
• Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael is a monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Marrickville Town Hall is located on the corner of Marrickville Road and Petersham Road. Outside Marrickville Town Hall is a World War I war memorial, featuring a Winged Victory figure. Standing at over {{convert|4|m|abbr=off}} tall, the figure is the largest known bronze casting on a memorial in Australia.

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Marrickville Library (which is part of the Inner West Library Service) formerly adjoined the town hall.{{cite web| url=https://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/library/branches_and_opening_hours.html?s=719453249 | title= Marrickville Council(Library) - Branches and Opening Hours| date = n.d. |work=marrickville council| access-date = 14 December 2011}} The library offers services which reflect the diversity of the community; among these are young readers groups and material available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese.{{cite web| url=http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/library/multicultural.html?s=1324331596 | title= Marrickville Council(Library) - Multicultural| date = n.d. |work= marrickville council| access-date = 14 December 2011}} Plans to build a new library have been announced by Marrickville Council and the major architectural project was scheduled to be completed in 2015.{{cite web| url=http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/action/NOTEMPLATE?s=0,pURL=newlibrary, | title= A New Library for Marrickville| date = n.d. |work=marrickville council| access-date = 14 December 2011}} Due to the amalgamation to Inner West Council, the new library project was suspended for some time. In March 2018, it was announced that plans for the library had been lodged and approved and that the new library was being built.{{Cite web|url=https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/libraries|title=Libraries - Inner West Council|website=www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au|access-date=2019-02-07}}{{cite web| url=https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/develop/major-projects/commercial-projects/marrickville-library-and-community-spaces|title= Marrickville Library and Community Spaces|work=Inner West Council| access-date = 12 January 2019}}

The new library was opened in August on the premises of the former Marrickville Hospital. The browsable collection was expanded to 85,000 books, in part thanks to the opening of the previously warehoused art history stack. The heritage-listed former hospital buildings were restored, while additional buildings were designed by BVN Architecture. To coincide with the opening, the site was renamed Patyegarang Place, named after the first Aboriginal person to teach their language to a settler. Her story is often associated with learning and culture.{{cite news |last1=Crellin |first1=Zac |title=Schmick New Marrickville Library Opens in a Heritage-Listed Former Hospital |url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/city-file/article/schmick-new-marrickville-library-opens-heritage-listed-former-hospital |access-date=28 August 2019 |work=Broadsheet |language=en |archive-date=27 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827103342/https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/city-file/article/schmick-new-marrickville-library-opens-heritage-listed-former-hospital |url-status=live }}

Many Marrickville homes are detached or terraced Victorian houses built in the late 19th century. Many others were built in the Federation style in the early 20th century. Whilst many of the larger estates have been subdivided, some still remain, including the heritage-listed Victorian Italianate manor Stead House, former residence of Samuel Cook, General Manager of The Sydney Morning Herald in the late 19th century. It was used as a Salvation Army hostel for some time, but was turned into apartments in 2011.

Several streets in Marrickville also feature a distinct and rare style of art-deco semi-detached houses.

The Marrickville Council made headlines in Australia with its controversial proposal to boycott Israeli goods in 2011.{{cite news| url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-04-20/marrickville-backs-down-on-israel-boycott/2608554 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619163654/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-04-20/marrickville-backs-down-on-israel-boycott/2608554 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |work=ABC News|title=Marrickville backs down on Israel boycott |access-date=2 April 2025|date=20 April 2011}}

The former electorate of Marrickville also made headlines in the 2011 state election as a marginal seat that was possibly going to be won by the Greens.{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/the-marginal-seat-20110317-1byd8.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=The Marginal Seat |access-date=18 March 2011|date=18 March 2011}} However, the seat was won by the Australian Labor Party.

Marrickville is twinned with:

• {{flagicon|POR}} Funchal, Portugal
• {{flagicon|CYP}} Larnaca, Cyprus
• {{flagicon|SYR}} Safita, Syria{{Cite web|url=https://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/en/outandabout/arts-and-culture/sister-cities/safita/|title=Safita|website=www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/marrickville-council-retains-sister-city-relationship-ties-with-safita-in-syria/news-story/5379502dde32b6836cd94b8b7d1433cc|title=Call to retain ties with Syria|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en}}

Marrickville is home to a number of sporting venues and teams. Henson Park, just off Sydenham Road, is home of the Newtown Jets rugby league team, formerly one of the elite Sydney teams, but currently playing in the second tier New South Wales Cup and acting as a feeder club for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Marrickville Oval, on Livingstone Road, is used by lower grade teams from the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, which plays in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition and the Newtown Jnr Jets. It is also home to Marrickville A reserve who are consistently made up of mostly Polynesian players (mostly family) {{Citation needed|reason=This is unclear and needs explanation or deletion?|date=May 2018}} who overcame the odds, making it into the semi-finals before falling short in what was described as "Grand Final" performance.

Fraser Park, next to the railway line between Marrickville and Sydenham stations is home to the Fraser Park FC soccer club which plays in the NSW Men's Premier League 2, the second tier of soccer in NSW.[http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=100 SUPA IGA NPL NSW Mens 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404093459/http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=100 |date=4 April 2013 }}. Football NSW. Retrieved on 2013-08-02.

Marrickville Golf Course[http://www.marrickvillegolf.com.au/ Marrickville Golf Course website] runs along the banks of the Cooks River.

The new Annette Kellerman aquatic centre, located near the border with Enmore, was opened on 26 January 2011. It features a {{convert|50|m|adj=mid|abbr=off}}, eight-lane Swimming Pool catering to lap swimmers, squads and swimming carnivals; a dedicated programs pool / hydrotherapy pool set up for learn-to-swim lessons, aquaerobics classes and rehabilitation activities; and a leisure Pool – a great place to bring young children for fun safe and healthy activity.{{Cite web |url=http://www.akac.com.au/ |title=Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre website |access-date=10 February 2011 |archive-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315103921/http://www.akac.com.au/ |url-status=live }} It replaced an historic outdoor 33-yard pool which had provided affordable aquatic relaxation to locals for decades.

Parks in the suburb include Steel Park, Mackey Park, Henson Park, Marrickville Oval, McNeilly Park and Jarvie Park.

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The Whitlams' song "You Sound Like Louis Burdett" mentions Marrickville.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Five music videos have been shot in or around Marrickville:{{cn|date=December 2024}}

• Shannon Noll – "Lift"
• Zoe Badwi – "Accidents Happen"
• Tim Rogers – "You've been so good to me so far"
• Triple One – "Showoff"
• John Kennedy's Love Gone Wrong - "Miracle in Marrickville"

Films and TV shows that have been filmed in Marrickville include:{{cn|date=December 2024}}

• Paradise Road, 1997
• Fresh Air (1999)
• Underbelly: The Golden Mile
• Home and Away
• Strictly Ballroom, 1992 romantic comedy directed by Baz Luhrmann
• Mr Inbetween 2021
• Bump 2020
• Heartbreak High 2022

File:Marrickville5.JPG|Marrickville Town Hall

File:Frankfort House 1905.jpg|Stead House

File:Marrickville1.JPG|St Clement's Anglican Church

File:Marrickville3.JPG|Victorian Italianate home in Livingstone Road

File:Cooks river, Marrickville, Sydney 2014 with iPhone 5 2014.jpg|Cooks river, Marrickville, Sydney 2014 with iPhone 5 2014

Notable people associated with Marrickville include:

• Maybanke Susannah Anderson, a reformer involved in women's suffrage and federation lived at Maybanke in Marrickville where she opened a girls school
• Kevin Berry, Australian Olympic swimmer, gold medalist in 1964
• Don Burrows, Australian jazz musician
• Roy Farnsworth, Australian rugby league player
• John Farrow, Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and a three time world champion (nickname: The Marrickville Mauler)
• Joe Gartner, Australian rugby league player
• Virginia Gay, actress on the TV shows; All Saints and Winners and Losers
• Stanley Gibbs, shipping clerk and George Cross recipient
• Benjamin Gower Hardy, World War 2 soldier and George Cross recipient
• Akira Isogawa, fashion designer; design studio located in Marrickville
• Annette Kellerman, professional swimmer, vaudeville and film star and writer
• Andy Kent, bass and vocals for You Am I (Australian Band); lives in the Marrickville LGA
• Damien Leith, winner of the fourth season of Australian Idol
• Jim McCue, Australian rugby league player
• Lisa McCune, a Gold-Logie winning actress known for her role in Blue Heelers and host of Forensic Investigators
• Martin Mulligan, Australian tennis player, 1962 Wimbledon tournament finalist
• Trisha Noble, Australian singer and actress
• Costa Prasoulas, actor and martial artist, silver medalist at the 2009 World Games
• Ron Saggers, Test cricketer
• Bob Simpson, Australian cricket captain, later coach
• David Wenham, Australian actor; known for his roles in the films The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Van Helsing, 300 and Public Enemies
• Peter Wherrett, journalist and racing driver
• Mark Williams, singer and songwriter; lives locally. In 2005 he became the vocalist for the reformed New Zealand/Australian band, Dragon
• Harry Wolstenholme, lawyer and keen amateur ornithologist lived in Marrickville as a child
• George Wootten, Australian major general, commander of the 9th Division
• Anthony Albanese, 31st and current Australian Prime Minister and MP representing the Division of Grayndler{{cite news |last1=Maiden |first1=Samantha |title=Inside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's $5 million property portfolio |url=https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/buying/inside-prime-minister-anthony-albaneses-5-million-property-portfolio/news-story/440a28fe98bfb7ab2d3bf9afff38a02e |work=news.com.au |access-date=13 August 2023 |date=24 August 2022 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825232926/https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/buying/inside-prime-minister-anthony-albaneses-5-million-property-portfolio/news-story/440a28fe98bfb7ab2d3bf9afff38a02e |url-status=live }}
• Nat's What I Reckon, influencer and celebrity cook

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Anne-Maree Whitaker, Pictorial History Marrickville, [http://www.kingsclearbooks.com.au/ Kingsclear Books], Sydney, 2006

• [http://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au Inner West Council]
• {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/marrickville | title = Marrickville | access-date = 28 September 2015 | author = Chrys Meader (Historian, Marrickville Council) | date = 2008 | work=Dictionary of Sydney}} [CC-By-SA]

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