Tempe, New South Wales

Tempe
SydneyNew South Wales
Cooks River at Tempe
Map
Population3,550 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2044
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Location9 km (6 mi) S of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Inner West Council
State electorate(s)Heffron
Federal division(s)Barton
Suburbs around Tempe:
Marrickville Sydenham St Peters
Marrickville Tempe Mascot
Earlwood Wolli Creek Arncliffe
Tempe House
Lymerston, built in 1843

Tempe (/tɛmp/ tem-PEE;) is a suburb in the Inner West[2] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tempe is located 9 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Inner West Council.

Tempe sits on the northern bank of the Cooks River and is separated from Sydney Airport by the Alexandra Canal, also known as Sheas Creek. The Wolli Creek waterway also empties into the Cooks River.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tempe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Suburb Guide: Sydney Inner West Archived 26 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 August 2013.