St Peters is an inner west suburb of Sydney located about 7 kilometres south of the CBD. St Peters is bordered by the suburbs of Alexandria, Mascot, Marrickville, Sydenham and Tempe. Sydney Park is located on the suburb’s east boundary, while the Alexandria Canal forms its southeast boundary. St Peters has a rich history and is particularly known for the St Peters Anglican Church, which was built in 1838. Whether you’re planning a visit or are just curious to know, find many exciting facts about St Peters on this page.

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St Peters was named after St Peters Anglican Church, which is located at Princes Highway in St Peters.

Princes Highway, which passes through the centre of the St Peters suburb, is one of the longest highways in Australia (1,941 kilometres) and connects Sydney via Melbourne to Adelaide. It passes through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. It was opened to the public in 1920.

The postcode of St Peters is 2044.

The suburb’s population, as of 2021, was 3,629.

Major landmarks and tourist attractions in the neighbourhood include St Peter's Anglican Church, Camdenville Oval, Town and Country Hotel and the Olympic rings used in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

St Peters railway station is the best way to catch a train to Sydney CBD and the journey takes about 7 minutes.

St Peter's Anglican Church on Princes Highway is one of the oldest churches in NSW. It was consecrated in 1838.

St Peter's Church is the third oldest Anglican church in Sydney. It is also claimed to be the first church in Australia completely built by non-convict labour.

The graveyard of St Peter's Church hosts the graves of many notable people, including Frederick Wright Unwin, a prominent merchant in the region.

Prominent personalities who were born or lived in St Peters include Provost-Marshal Thomas Smyth, Robert Campbell (merchant) and Alexander Brodie Spark (merchant).

In the 1840s, St Peters was considered one of the most stylish and aristocratic suburbs of Sydney.

St Peters railway station was opened in October 1884 and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register in April 1999.

St Peters post office was opened in October 1851.

In the 1870s, St Peters was a major brickworks centre, which occupied a large part of the present-day suburb. This was, however, closed after World War II and the area was then used as a landfill site for some time.

A part of this brickworks area was used to build the St Peters Interchange in the early 2000s. The other part, which falls in the suburb of Alexandria, is now Sydney Park. One can still find the remains of the brickworks, including four towering chimneys, some of the kilns and various machinery pieces, at the park. These have been heritage-listed now.

In 1910, a full, intact skeleton of a Paracyclotosaurus davidi was discovered at the brickworks site.

Until 1948, St Peters was a separate municipality. Then, it was merged with the Municipality of Marrickville.

The St Peters town hall, which was built in 1927, is now home to the St Peters branch of Inner West Library and also hosts a small community centre.

According to the 2021 census, the population of St Peters was 3,629, of which 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. There were 954 families in the region and 1,717 private houses, with an average weekly household income of around $2,924.

In terms of cultural diversity, the suburb’s population included 31.4% English, 25.4% Australian, 13.7% Irish, 9.9% Scottish and 6.4% Chinese. 63% of the local population was born in Australia.