live there throughout his term as Premier of New South Wales. Mid–2000s: gentrification There has been a gradual change in Marrickville, with some media reports calling it "the new Paddington". There has been an influx of young professionals, as well as artists and musicians. A bohemian vibe has been cultivated and some say Marrickville is "the new Newtown", not Paddington . Marrickville has been referred to as the number one emerging "Sydney hipster suburbs of 2017", due to its youthful population and was voted 10th Coolest Neighbourhood in the World by Timeout in 2020 with its increasing numbers of liquor licences, breweries and numerous "foodie" eateries. In 2022, it again made Time Out’s list, ranked at second coolest neighbourhood in Australia and thirty-third coolest in the world. Heritage listings Marrickville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Bankstown railway: Marrickville railway station Carrington Road: Sewage Pumping Station 271 Garden Street: Sydenham Pit and Drainage Pumping Station 1 96–106 Illawarra Road: Marrickville Town Hall 274A Marrickville Road: Marrickville Post Office 24, 26 Premier Street: Premier Street Sewer Vent and Cottages Thornley Street: Cooks River Sewage Aqueduct Marrickville South Marrickville South is a locality in the southern part of the suburb at . Culture Arts Marrickville has become a hub of new and independent arts with a vibrant artistic community. Marrickville council launched the first local arts tour in March 2011, MOST (Marrickvlle open studio trail) and part of Art month Sydney. The 'Open Studio Trail' was merged with the Inner West Open Studio Trails and is now named 'Creative Trails', under council's EDGE program. Marrickville is the main site for the Sydney Fringe Festival. Marrickville Festival The Marrickville Festival is an annual festival organised by the Marrickville Council. It is a display of multiculturalism of the Inner West with international food and live music and entertainment. Acts in the past have included Scott Cain. Live music Marrickville has a number of live music venues. The Factory Theatre hosts an array of live music and performances - from international rock concerts to cabaret shows, film and dance. There are also a number of smaller, more intimate entertainment venues such as The Newsagency, Lazybones Lounge, Gasoline Pony, the Red Rattler and the Camelot Lounge. References in popular culture Four music videos have been shot in or around Marrickville: Shannon Noll – Lift Zoe Badwi – Accidents Happen Tim Rogers – You've been so