Back پیترشم، نیو ساوت ولز FA Petersham (Australia) Italian Petersham (Australia) Polish Petersham, New South Wales Romanian پیٹرشام، نیوساؤتھ ویلز UR 必打甚 (新南威爾斯州) Chinese
| Petersham Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Petersham Town Hall, Crystal Street | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 8,200 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2049 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.29 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Inner West Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Newtown | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grayndler | ||||||||||||||
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Petersham is a suburb in the Inner West[2] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Petersham is located 6 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Inner West Council.[3] Petersham is known for its extensive Portuguese commercial offerings, with many Portuguese businesses and restaurants, although only 156 (1.9%) of the population was actually born in Portugal.[4]
Petersham is bordered by the suburbs of Leichhardt to the north, Stanmore to the east, Marrickville to the south and Lewisham to the west. Taverner's Hill, named after Fred Taverner, is a locality in the western part of the suburb.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Petersham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Suburb Guide: Sydney Inner West Archived 26 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Petersham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
