Is Marrickville a nice place to live?

Marrickville's streets mix long-standing cafés, multicultural eateries, craft breweries and creative studios, with a busy shopping spine along Marrickville Road and weekend markets. The suburb has a substantial renting population, with 47.6% of homes rented while most homes remain owner-occupied, and couples without children are the largest family group. Everyday amenity includes Marrickville Library at Patyegarang Place with its public square, riverside shared paths and green reserves, regular bus routes and road links, and Marrickville Station is being upgraded to Sydney Metro standards with platform screen doors.

Is it expensive to live in Marrickville?

A typical local household earned about $2,170 a week at the most recent Census. On these figures, buying in Marrickville sits well above local incomes: the median house price of $2,000,000 is about 17.7 times a typical local annual household income, and the median unit price of $950,000 is about 8.4 times annual income. Renting also takes a large slice of income — house rent at $1,050 a week would be roughly 48% of a typical local household's weekly income, while unit rent at $700 a week would be about 32%. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Marrickville a good place to invest?

What stands out in Marrickville over the past 12 months is a clear split between values and rents. Median house values fell slightly, down 1.5%, while house rents rose a solid 7.7%. Unit values rose a modest 4.9% and unit rents increased a modest 2.9%. Put simply, house rental income grew faster than house capital value, whereas unit capital growth outpaced unit rental growth. Which of those matters more will depend on whether you are focused on rental income or on changes in capital value. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Marrickville suburb profile

Marrickville is an inner-west Sydney suburb with a lively, eclectic character. Its streets host a mix of long-standing cafés, multicultural eateries, craft breweries and creative studios, with a busy shopping spine along Marrickville Road and pockets of independent retailers and weekend markets.

Housing ranges from Victorian and Federation terraces and post-war cottages to factory and warehouse conversions and low-rise apartments. The suburb sits near the Cooks River, with riverside shared paths and green reserves, and is served by regular bus routes and road links that connect it across the inner west.

Marrickville property market performance

Current median dwelling price$1,475,000Past 3 months

Property growth+1.7%Past 12 months

Marrickville's median house price is $2.00 million, having edged down 1.5% over 12 months. Units sit at a median of $950,000, up modestly by 4.9% over 12 months. Unit values rose faster than house values, and units sold more quickly, with a median time on market of 33 days compared with 45 for houses.

In Marrickville, house rents rose notably, up 7.7% over 12 months, outpacing the small fall in house values.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$2M	$950K
Change in value Past 12 months	-1.5%	4.9%
Sold Past 3 months	56	58
Median days on market Past 12 months	45	33
Average rent Past 12 months	$1050	$700
Change in rent Past 12 months	7.7%	2.9%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Marrickville demographics

Marrickville is a community where 47.6% of homes are rented, but most homes are still owner-occupied.

Couples without children are the largest family group, at 43.5% of families. At the 2021 Census, 26,570 people lived in Marrickville.

Marrickville and NSW

	Suburb	NSW
Median age years	37	39
Median household income weekly	$2,170	$1,829
Couples with children share of families	37.8%	44.7%
Couples without children share of families	43.5%	37.9%
One-parent families share of families	16.1%	15.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	24.2%	32.6%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	28.2%	33.6%
Homes rented share of homes	47.6%	33.7%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Marrickville infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Marrickville's Marrickville Station is being upgraded to Sydney Metro standards and will have platform screen doors, with construction notifications current in 2026. The suburb's Marrickville Library at Patyegarang Place opened in August 2019 and includes a public square.

Inner West Council is developing the Marrickville Town Centre public domain master plan, with community engagement completed in May 2023. The Marrickville Golf Club precinct received a federal commitment in 2025 and council-supported design work to renovate the clubhouse began that year.

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How does Marrickville compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Marrickville’s median house price is 10.5% higher than Tempe’s.
Median unit prices: Marrickville’s median unit price is 4.0% lower than Petersham’s.
House price growth: Property prices in nearby Sydenham have risen 12.7% more than in Marrickville over the past year.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Marrickville have grown 16.6% higher than in Lewisham.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Marrickville are selling 10.0% faster than in Petersham.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Marrickville are selling 28.3% faster than in Petersham.
Investment considerations: In Marrickville, the rental yield for house is 13.8% higher than the Sydney average, while the rental yield for units is 11.4% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Marrickville have grown 9.9% higher than the average rate of growth across Sydney.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Marrickville have grown 5.9% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Sydney.

Common questions about Marrickville

Is Marrickville a nice place to live?
Marrickville's streets mix long-standing cafés, multicultural eateries, craft breweries and creative studios, with a busy shopping spine along Marrickville Road and weekend markets.

The suburb has a substantial renting population, with 47.6% of homes rented while most homes remain owner-occupied, and couples without children are the largest family group. Everyday amenity includes Marrickville Library at Patyegarang Place with its public square, riverside shared paths and green reserves, regular bus routes and road links, and Marrickville Station is being upgraded to Sydney Metro standards with platform screen doors.
Is it expensive to live in Marrickville?
A typical local household earned about $2,170 a week at the most recent Census. On these figures, buying in Marrickville sits well above local incomes: the median house price of $2,000,000 is about 17.7 times a typical local annual household income, and the median unit price of $950,000 is about 8.4 times annual income. Renting also takes a large slice of income — house rent at $1,050 a week would be roughly 48% of a typical local household's weekly income, while unit rent at $700 a week would be about 32%.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Marrickville a good place to invest?
What stands out in Marrickville over the past 12 months is a clear split between values and rents. Median house values fell slightly, down 1.5%, while house rents rose a solid 7.7%. Unit values rose a modest 4.9% and unit rents increased a modest 2.9%.

Put simply, house rental income grew faster than house capital value, whereas unit capital growth outpaced unit rental growth. Which of those matters more will depend on whether you are focused on rental income or on changes in capital value.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Marrickville

In Marrickville ,115 agents are actively selling property, but a small number do the heavy lifting. Just 5 agents handled 42.0% of all sales in the past year, giving them a strong presence and deep experience in the local market.

Commission rates usually sit between 1.66% and 2.15%. Comparing agents and understanding what’s included in their fee structure can help you find the right mix of service, value, and motivation—without compromising on outcomes.