Areas / Mildura / Tempy

Tempy zoning & planning overlays

Tempy farms 52 ha lots inside total bushfire cover, home to a median of 41.

A planning-constraint profile of Tempy (Mildura, VIC) - 452.96 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 11 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tempy's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Tempy at a glance

Parcels 283 Median lot 524,592 m² Mapped easements 73 Bus stops 2

How Tempy is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 85%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 15%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Township Zone (TZ) 0%

Selling in Tempy? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 452.96 km², Tempy is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 524,592 m² across 283 parcels.

Who lives in Tempy

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tempy suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
62
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$1,125
per week, Mildura suburb typical $1,318
Median mortgage
$403
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 967, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tempy's 62 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.6%
5-14 25.9%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 10.3%
35-44 10.3%
45-54 5.2%
55-64 10.3%
65-74 24.1%
75-84 5.2%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mildura Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tempy. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tempy itself.

4,564 in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Tempy data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 11 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Tempy address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

See what's in the $9 report →

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Tempy lot.

Tempy planning - frequently asked

Is Tempy flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Tempy, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Mildura is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Tempy bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Tempy is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mildura average of 82%.

What is the zoning in Tempy?

The dominant planning zone in Tempy is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).

Does Tempy have heritage-listed places?

Tempy has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Tempy?

Across 283 surveyed parcels in Tempy, the median lot size is about 524,592 m². There are also 73 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Tempy have a train station?

There is no train station inside Tempy itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Tempy?

At the 2021 Census Tempy had 62 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Mildura Surrounds statistical area, which contains Tempy, went from 4,564 people in 2001 to 3,779 in 2025, down 17%.

Is Tempy an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tempy scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tempy?

Median household income in Tempy was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Mildura.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Speed
Yarriambiack
13.0 km Not mapped 100%
Tyenna
Buloke
13.2 km Not mapped 100%
Straten
Buloke
15.6 km Not mapped 100%
Turriff
Yarriambiack
18.7 km Not mapped 100%
Turriff East
Buloke
21.8 km Not mapped 100%
Nandaly
Buloke
22.0 km Not mapped 100%
Mittyack 22.7 km Not mapped 100%
Pier Milan
Buloke
24.3 km 0% 100%
Nyarrin
Buloke
24.3 km Not mapped 100%
Patchewollock 29.0 km 3% 100%

See all Mildura suburb profiles →