St Peters, New South Wales
St Peters is a suburb in the Inner West[3] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 7 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Inner West Council,[4] with a small section in the southeast in the City of Sydney.[5]
St Peters
Sydney, New South Wales
St Peters has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Population[edit]
According to the 2016 census, there were 3,145 residents in St Peters. 62.4% of residents were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England (5.2%). The most common ancestries in St Peters were English 23.4%, Australian 17.5%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 6.5% and Chinese 4.2%. 72% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion (49.3%), Catholic (26.6%), Not stated 12.2%, Anglican 5.5% and Eastern Orthodox 3.4%.[17] St Peters has the highest proportion of female same-sex couples out of any suburb in Australia.[18]
Features[edit]
St Peters has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial areas. The larger portion of the suburb, east of the Princes Highway, on the site of the former tip and historical brickworks, was industrial land until recently, but will be turned into a major road junction called the St Peters Interchange as part of the WestConnex project. A portion of the suburb in the north and west, adjacent to the railway line and Unwins Bridge Road, is also largely industrial.
The small, remaining part of the suburb west of the Princes Highway but east of the railway is largely residential. The main shopping strip is located along the Princes Highway, leading into King Street, Newtown.
Schools[edit]
St Peters Church of England School began in 1849. A permanent building was opened on Cooks River Road in 1855. The school was taken over by the Department of Education in 1881 and became St Peters Public School. The church school building was used until the present day school was erected. Although the school has had its hardships with its student enrolment reducing due to the change in demographics in the area. it still remains to this day. As of 2019, and since 2014, the school has more than doubled in number and due to the increase in unit dwellings in the area it is expected to grow over the next ten years.