Council area

Temora, NSW

Temora had a population of 6,034 at the 2021 Census (−1.2% since 2016). Median age 47.4. Median weekly household income $1,200. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Temora at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Riverina

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Temora's population shrank by 1.2% to 6,034, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 47.4, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.2%.

23.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 48.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,393 households.

The median household earns $1,200 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $228 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,150 a month.

5.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 2.6% use a language other than English at home. 26.6% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Temora beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureTemoraNSWAustralia
Population6,0348,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age47.438.438.2
Households2,3932,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.5%21.8%14.3%
Renting23.1%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright48.7%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,200$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$228$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,150$2,142$1,866
Born overseas5.7%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home2.6%28.2%23.6%
No religion26.6%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−1.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,7762011
  2. 6,1102016
  3. 6,0342021

Age

Median age 47.4, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Temora New South Wales
Share of people by age, Temora and New South Wales
0–911.1%
10–1913.0%
20–298.4%
30–399.4%
40–4910.7%
50–5912.8%
60–6914.4%
70–7912.5%
80+7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Temora at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.4%
  2. English45.3%
  3. Irish13.9%
  4. Scottish11.6%
  5. German10.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog0.6%
  2. Cantonese0.2%
  3. Punjabi0.2%
  4. Arabic0.2%
  5. Vietnamese0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.5%
  2. the Philippines0.7%
  3. India0.4%
  4. New Zealand0.3%
  5. Germany0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Temora

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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