New South Wales council

Temora

6,050 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,802 km², 15 suburbs. Council website: temora.nsw.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

6,050

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.2% in a year

Density

2.2/km²

2,802 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$394k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$868

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

8.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

15

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
47
Median household income
$1,203/week
Median rent
$230/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,100/month
Households renting
22.6%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 5 of 10

Suburbs

15 suburbs where Temora holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Temora4,706All$443kDec 2025 / 14%3
Ariah Park43991%$300kDec 2025 / 36%2
Barmedman4047%$217kDec 2025 / 87%2
Springdale (NSW)126All / 25%6
Combaning100All / 10%6
Grogan87All / 4%6
Trungley Hall80All / 22%6
Mimosa (NSW)70All / 24%8
Narraburra70All / 14%6
Gidginbung69All / 2%6
Quandary57All / 5%8
Sebastopol (NSW)56All / 1%6
Bectric53All / 4%8
Tara (NSW)47All / 1%8
Pucawan36All / 31%8
Morangarell3446% / 24%7
Reefton (NSW)34All / 13%6

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

15%

Over 17 of 17 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 17 of 17 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 2 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$300k
Median of suburb medians
$372k
Highest suburb median
$443k

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 1 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
660
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
79
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
1,541
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,688
per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Riverina · Michael McCORMACK (NP)100%
  • Parkes · Jamie CHAFFEY (NP)1%

State districts

  • Cootamundra · Steph Cooke (NAT)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.