3,550 ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,299
- 2016: 3,556
- 2021: 3,550
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tempe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tempe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 45% of people in Tempe have never married, making it a place where single residents are the most common group. The suburb has a population of 3,550 people, which is larger than about 86% of similar areas. This makes it a relatively dense pocket of the Inner West.
3,550
▲ +7.6%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tempe — higher than 86% of areas.
| Tempe | 3,550 |
|---|---|
| 2044, NSW | 8,278 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure and a little older than the national typical age of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest age group at 32.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.8% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tempe, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.8%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the state and national figures.
2.1% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tempe splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tempe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13800/tempe/topic/demographics-identity