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Tempe NSW 2044

1,713 addresses · 47 streets

Barton Electorate › Inner West LGA › Tempe · 7 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Tempe is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,550 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,452 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,550Population
39Median age
$2,452Median household income / wk
$600Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tempe itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Tempe, 550 m south-west · Metro station: Sydenham, 950 m north-east · Light rail stop: Dulwich Hill, 2.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 4 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Blackwattle Bay Wharf, 6.1 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 3.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs10/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 66.6%

Population by age in Tempe
Population by age, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4223
5-14424
15-19172
20-24174
25-34524
35-44619
45-54517
55-64383
65-74306
75-84165
85+46
Dwelling types in Tempe
Dwelling types, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House853
Townhouse336
Apartment63
Other9
Households by weekly income in Tempe
Households by weekly income, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650139
$650-1,499221
$1,500-2,999343
$3,000+503
Top ancestries in Tempe
Top ancestries, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,027
Australian893
Other607
Irish424
Scottish287
Chinese283
Housing tenure in Tempe
Housing tenure, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned381
Mortgage533
Rented322
Other11
Cars per household in Tempe
Cars per household, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0173
1618
2354
373
4+31
Commute to work in Tempe
Commute to work, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car483
Train93
Bus27
Tram/ferry0
Walked57
Bicycle27
Home847
Top countries of birth in Tempe
Top countries of birth, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
North Macedonia120
Vietnam119
England118
New Zealand76
Greece69
Philippines66
Languages used at home in Tempe
Languages used at home, Tempe NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian156
Vietnamese142
Cantonese120
Greek104
Mandarin58
Spanish55

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