Petersham, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 8,200
- Median age
- 36
- Household income
- $2,217/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 48%
- Renting
- 51%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Petersham Station · 0.1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital · 2.6 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$2.05m
Median unit (5 yr)
$819k
Sales (5 yr)
806
Sales (12 mths)
125
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
473 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 6.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Petersham PS
Secondary
Dulwich HS of Visual Arts and Design
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Petersham - Stanmore
District population (2025)
21,224
+1% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
46
houses 20 · other 26
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Petersham:
- New Canterbury Road (466)
- Livingstone Road (237)
- Crystal Street (228)
- Stanmore Road (210)
- Coronation Avenue (204)
- Phillip Street (204)
- Trafalgar Street (170)
- Regent Street (164)
- Audley Street (145)
- Croydon Street (134)
- Addison Road (129)
- Wardell Road (123)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.