Dulwich Hill is located 9 kilometers south west of the Sydney central business district, this inner western suburb is in the local government area of Marrickville Council. A mostly residential suburb it stretches south to the shores of the Cooks River.
The suburb is named after Dulwich in London, England; while it had been known as several different names including Fern Hill and South Petersham it later took the name Wardell’s Brush after one of the areas early landowners Dr Robert Wardell. The name Dulwich Hill appears in the Sand’s Directory of 1892. Becoming a part of the areas expanding tram network in 1889 Dulwich Hill experienced rapid growth electric trams ran into Dulwich Hill and the Cooks River from Circular Quay until the tramways closure in 1957.
There are two shopping centers and a small number of shops on Wardell Road near the train station. The Marrickville Road shopping area was centered on the former tram line.