Marrickville is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the divulge of New South Wales, Australia. Marrickville is located 7 kilometres (4 miles) south-west of the Sydney central issue district and is the largest suburb in the Inner West Council local management area.
Marrickville sits on the northern bank of the Cooks River, opposite Earlwood and shares borders in the same way as Stanmore, Enmore, Newtown, St Peters, Sydenham, Tempe, Dulwich Hill, Hurlstone Park and Petersham. The southern part of the suburb, near the river, is known as Marrickville South and includes the historical locality called The Warren.
Marrickville is a culturally diverse suburb consisting of both low and tall density residential, commercial and fresh industrial areas.
The area’s native name is Bulanaming. The first inhabitants were the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.