Tempe is a suburb in the Inner West 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 near Tempe.