Petersham, New South Wales
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 8,200 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6,360/km2 (16,460/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2049 | ||||||||||||
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Petersham is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in 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. Petersham is known for its extensive Portuguese businesses, with many Portuguese shops and restaurants, despite only 156 (1.9%) of the population being born in Portugal.
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.