Tempe, New South Wales

Tempe Sydney, New South Wales
Cooks River at Tempe
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Population	3,550 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	2044
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Location	9 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 within the Inner West Council area

Tempe (/tɛmpiː/ 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.