St Peters vs Tempe

St Peters is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Tempe. In St Peters, about half of households rent. In Tempe, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. St Peters is closer to the city centre: 8.1 km, against 32.7 km. On these figures, St Peters tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Tempe suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Tempe

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 22%)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

St Peters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • St Peters has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 26%)
  • Tempe has cheaper rent ($600/wk vs $650/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

St Peters

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (8.1 km vs 32.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (18 min vs 33 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • St Peters has more units and townhouses to downsize into (78% vs 32%)
  • Tempe has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

St Peters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.4% vs -0.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

St Peters and Tempe drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

St Peters Tempe
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

St Peters Tempe
Walkability 93 / 86
St Peters — Walkability: 93/100 Tempe — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 29 / 30
St Peters — Safety: 29/100 Tempe — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
St Peters — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tempe — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

St Peters has higher household incomes ($152,048 vs $127,504); Tempe skews older (39 vs 35).

St Peters Tempe
Population 3,629
+2% vs other
 3,550
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.4% -0.2%
Median age 35 39
Median household income $152,048/yr
+16% vs other
 $127,504/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+8% vs other
 $600/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Peters Tempe
0-4 5.8% / 6.3%
St Peters — 0-4: 5.8% Tempe — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 7.4% / 11.9%
St Peters — 5-14: 7.4% Tempe — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 2.1% / 4.8%
St Peters — 15-19: 2.1% Tempe — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.2% / 4.9%
St Peters — 20-24: 5.2% Tempe — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 29.2% / 14.8%
St Peters — 25-34: 29.2% Tempe — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 23.0% / 17.4%
St Peters — 35-44: 23.0% Tempe — 35-44: 17.4%
45-54 11.7% / 14.6%
St Peters — 45-54: 11.7% Tempe — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 7.8% / 10.8%
St Peters — 55-64: 7.8% Tempe — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 4.8% / 8.6%
St Peters — 65-74: 4.8% Tempe — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 1.8% / 4.6%
St Peters — 75-84: 1.8% Tempe — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.2% / 1.3%
St Peters — 85+: 1.2% Tempe — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Peters 32.4% couple families
St Peters — Couple Families: 32.4% St Peters — Lone Person: 36.5% St Peters — Group Household: 19.9% St Peters — One Parent Families: 9.3% St Peters — Other Families: 1.9%
Tempe 46.7% couple families
Tempe — Couple Families: 46.7% Tempe — Lone Person: 24.7% Tempe — Group Household: 9.3% Tempe — One Parent Families: 17.0% Tempe — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

St Peters 46.2% renting
St Peters — Owned Outright: 18.4% St Peters — Mortgage: 35.4% St Peters — Renting: 46.2%
Tempe 26.1% renting
Tempe — Owned Outright: 30.8% Tempe — Mortgage: 43.1% Tempe — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

St Peters Tempe
Bachelor Degree 30.1% / 21.0%
St Peters — Bachelor Degree: 30.1% Tempe — Bachelor Degree: 21.0%
Postgraduate Degree 12.1% / 8.4%
St Peters — Postgraduate Degree: 12.1% Tempe — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 7.4% / 8.4%
St Peters — Certificate III & IV: 7.4% Tempe — Certificate III & IV: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 6.6%
St Peters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Tempe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 1.8%
St Peters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Tempe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

St Peters Tempe
England 5.5% / 3.3%
St Peters — England: 5.5% Tempe — England: 3.3%
Vietnam 1.6% / 3.4%
St Peters — Vietnam: 1.6% Tempe — Vietnam: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.1%
St Peters — New Zealand: 2.1% Tempe — New Zealand: 2.1%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.9%
St Peters — Philippines: 1.5% Tempe — Philippines: 1.9%
China 1.5% / 1.8%
St Peters — China: 1.5% Tempe — China: 1.8%
Greece — / 1.9%
St Peters — Greece: not among its largest Tempe — Greece: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Peters 22.4% houses
St Peters — Houses: 22.4% St Peters — Townhouses: 37.5% St Peters — Flats / Apartments: 40.1%
Tempe 67.5% houses
Tempe — Houses: 67.5% Tempe — Townhouses: 26.6% Tempe — Flats / Apartments: 5.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Peters Tempe
Median house price $1,925,000 $1,800,000
Median unit price $975,000 $897,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 9 sales
 24 days
from 19 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

St Peters Tempe
2 bed $1.7M / $1.6M
St Peters — 2 bed: $1.7M (5 sales) Tempe — 2 bed: $1.6M (13 sales)

5 vs 13 sales

3 bed $1.83M / $1.78M
St Peters — 3 bed: $1.83M (13 sales) Tempe — 3 bed: $1.78M (23 sales)

13 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

St Peters has more industrially zoned land (61% vs 30%).

St Peters Tempe
Industrial 61% 30%
Residential 21% 28%
Parks and recreation 3% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 13%
Environmental 0% 9%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

St Peters Tempe
New dwellings approved 849
across Inner West
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

St Peters Tempe
Houses 3.8%
$1,095/wk on $1.5M
 4.1%
$1,275/wk on $1.6M
Units 5.6%
$950/wk on $875K
 —

Ranking within NSW

St Peters Tempe
House price Higher than 81% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 89% of NSW —

Liveability

St Peters scores higher overall (85 vs 74).

St Peters Tempe
Grade A
same for both
Score 85/100 74/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

St Peters Tempe
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 High
70/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

St Peters Tempe
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Sydney, 3.1 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 1.7%

Schools in St Peters

  • St Peters Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Tempe

  • Tempe High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Tempe Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

St Peters Tempe
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 9 3
Parks & reserves 4 5
Childcare 2 5
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 2
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Tempe sits further from the CBD (32.7 km vs 8.1 km).

St Peters Tempe
Walkability score 93/100 86/100
Distance to Sydney 8.1 km 32.7 km
+304% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 33 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 92.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 64.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 2044
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 2044
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

St Peters Tempe
Worked from Home 64.6% / 54.3%
St Peters — Worked from Home: 64.6% Tempe — Worked from Home: 54.3%
Car (driver) 20.8% / 29.1%
St Peters — Car (driver): 20.8% Tempe — Car (driver): 29.1%
Train 6.7% / 7.5%
St Peters — Train: 6.7% Tempe — Train: 7.5%
Walked Only 4.0% / 3.7%
St Peters — Walked Only: 4.0% Tempe — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / 1.9%
St Peters — Car (passenger): 1.6% Tempe — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Bus 1.0% / 1.9%
St Peters — Bus: 1.0% Tempe — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

St Peters Tempe
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.5 km 2.5 km

NBN connectivity

St Peters Tempe
Connectivity score 73/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
2,639 premises
 1%
1,533 premises

Climate

St Peters Tempe
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

St Peters Tempe
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³ 6.5 µg/m³
PM10 12.9 µg/m³ 16.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.73 pphm 0.79 pphm

Council rates

St Peters Tempe
Average residential rate $1,342/yr
same for both
Council Inner West
same for both

Federal electorate

St Peters Tempe
Division Grayndler
same for both
Member Anthony Albanese
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

St Peters Tempe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

St Peters

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses

Tempe

Coastal Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

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