Petersham, New South Wales

Petersham Sydney, New South Wales
Petersham Town Hall, Crystal Street
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
Suburbs around Petersham: Leichhardt Leichhardt Annandale Lewisham Petersham Stanmore Dulwich Hill Marrickville Enmore

Petersham within the Inner West Council area

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.