good to me so far Triple One – Showoff This song mentions Marrickville: The Whitlams – You Sound Like Louis Burdett Films and TV shows that have been filmed in Marrickville include: Paradise Road, 1997 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Home and Away Strictly Ballroom, 1992 romantic comedy directed by Baz Luhrmann Mr Inbetween 2021 Bump 2020 Heartbreak High 2022 Restaurants and cafes Marrickville has a wide range of cafes and restaurants with cuisines featuring Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Nepalese, Portuguese, Lebanese, Turkish, Modern Australian, Greek and Japanese. There are also a few notable bakeries and coffee artisans in the area. Since 2014, a significant number of breweries have been established in the Marrickville area in the light industrial spaces that exist throughout the suburb. Demographics Marrickville has a diverse community with a significant immigrant population. In the mid-20th century, Marrickville was a major centre of Sydney's large Greek community, and to an extent remains so. Today, the Vietnamese community has become the most prominent immigrant population. At the 2016 census, the suburb of Marrickville recorded a population of 26,592 people. Of these: Age distribution: Residents had a similar range of ages to the country overall. The median age was 36 years (national median is 38). Children aged under 15 years made up 14.2% of the population (national average is 18.7%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1 of the population (national average is 15.8%). Ethnic diversity : The most common ancestries were English 18.1%, Australian 15.3%, Irish 8.8%, Greek 6.6% and Scottish 5.6%. 55.5% of people were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 6.0%, Greece 4.2%, England 3.0%, New Zealand 2.1% and China 1.7%. 55.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 7.6%, Vietnamese 7.4%, Arabic 3.1%, Portuguese 1.9% and Cantonese 1.7%. Finances: The median household weekly income was $1,814 compared to the national median of $1,438. This difference is also reflected in real estate, with the median mortgage payment being $2,383 per month, compared to the national median of $1,755. Transport: On the day of the Census, 40.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 40.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger). Housing: 45.2% of occupied residences were flats,