Rural fencing in Temora: grain and sheep country
Rural fencing in Temora means boundary and paddock fencing on cropping and mixed farms. Unlike the irrigation towns, the council area's census lines show farming near the top. Describe your job and your enquiry is passed to a local fencing contractor servicing Temora and surrounds. The contractor quotes and does the work; this site only refers.
The same page covers Coolamon, Junee and Lockhart, which have no pages of their own, and shows how their census lines differ. For paddock and mesh questions see sheep and cattle fencing, and for the neighbour side see farm boundary fencing.
What the 2021 Census shows for Temora
For Temora the 2021 Census gives one ABS QuickStats row for the local government area and one for the suburb and locality. They do not cover the same ground, so read them separately.
| Area | People | Median age | Homes | Median weekly household income | Largest industry lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temora local government area | 6,034 | 47 | 2,393 dwellings | $1,203 | Other grain growing 156 people (5.8 per cent); grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming 139 (5.2); aged care 96; supermarkets 93; local government 92 |
| Temora suburb and locality | 4,706 | 48 | 2,275 private dwellings | $1,165 | Supermarkets 4.3 per cent; aged care 4.2; local government 4.0 |
In the suburb and locality, 90.7 per cent of dwellings are separate houses. The council area is where the pattern is clearest: its first two industry lines are agricultural, other grain growing and grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming. In the town itself, supermarkets, aged care and local government lead. So farming is a leading line for the council area but not for the town, and your fence job probably sits on the farmland outside it.
What grain-sheep country means for the fence
The census wording suggests the farms are often mixed: cropping and sheep on the same property. We found no source that says which fence suits such country, so the questions go to the contractor. Will sheep be held in every paddock, or only some? If so, ask about the mesh and wire the contractor uses, and read the sheep fencing page for what one manufacturer's data sheet lists. Where paddocks are cropped, ask how gates will suit seeders, spreaders and headers, and who will move the fence if a paddock is later merged or split.
Boundary jobs bring in the neighbour. The guide to who pays for a dividing fence between farms explains the notice and the one month wait, and tells you to check the current Act. If the boundary is a road, ask the council that covers the road first. One other council's page describes its road authority role as reaching the boundary fences on both sides, which may not be the case where you are.
Coolamon, Junee, Lockhart and Bland
The ABS pages for the neighbouring local government areas show how much the farming mix changes over short distances.
| Local government area | People | Industry lines the ABS lists |
|---|---|---|
| Coolamon | 4,385 | Other grain growing 129 (6.5 per cent); grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming 113 (5.7) |
| Junee | 6,415 | Meat processing 176 (7.0 per cent); correctional and detention services 142; grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming 104 (4.1) |
| Lockhart | 3,319 | Grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming 173 (12.3 per cent); other grain growing 74 (5.2) |
| Bland (includes West Wyalong) | 5,547 | Gold ore mining 270 (10.6 per cent); grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming 209 (8.2); other grain growing 164 (6.4) |
Lockhart has the highest share of grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming of any area on this page. Junee has a different mix again, led by meat processing. Cootamundra is a suburb and locality with 6,885 people and a median age of 51, on its QuickStats page. The Narrandera area is covered on the Leeton page. We did not fetch a shire area or village list for Temora, so we state none.
Rain at Temora and what it means
The Bureau of Meteorology's Temora Airport station, with a record from 2005, averages 519.4 mm of rain a year over 60.9 days with 1 mm or more. The mean annual maximum is 23.6°C and the July mean minimum 2.2°C (airport station averages). The closed Temora Research Station recorded a similar annual rainfall of 523.5 mm, with rain records to 2011 (research station averages). That is more than the irrigation plains record, but we found no source linking it to fence performance. Ask the contractor how they allow for soil on your paddock.
Temora Shire Council's page describes membership of a regional organisation of councils (council page). That helps you place the shire among its neighbours. It is background, not a source on fence rules.
What to send with a Temora enquiry
Send the locality, the rough length, whether the fence is on a boundary or inside the property, the stock or crop, who the neighbour is, and photos. If the boundary runs along a road, say so. Then read the guide to choosing a contractor, ask which licence or registration the contractor holds for your job, and send your details. Contractors also service these areas from Wagga Wagga; enquiries from the Wagga Wagga area are better served by our Wagga Wagga site.
What this page cannot tell you
It cannot tell you which fence suits your mix of cropping and sheep, because we found no source on specifications for grain-sheep country. We have no Temora shire area, village list or agricultural statistics beyond the ABS industry lines. It cannot say who pays for a road boundary, how long a neighbour will take to answer a notice, or what any contractor will charge.
For any of this, the council that covers your land and the contractor are the people to ask, with NSW Fair Trading or Building Commission NSW for a licensing question.
Check the current rules before you rely on this
This page describes the grain and sheep country around Temora, Coolamon, Junee and Lockhart, using ABS and Bureau of Meteorology figures. It describes the rules in general terms as they stood in November 2026. Standards, forms, thresholds and fines change.
The authoritative sources are ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Temora (local government area), ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Temora (suburb and locality), Bureau of Meteorology, Temora Airport climate statistics (station 073151), ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Lockhart (local government area) and Temora Shire Council, REROC council alliance. Where anything here differs from those sources, they are right and we are not.
We are not fencing contractors, builders, regulators or lawyers. For what applies to your fence, ask the contractor which licence or registration they hold for your job, then ask NSW Fair Trading or Building Commission NSW if you are unsure, and ask the council that covers the land.
Accurate at the time of writing, November 2026. Always check the source before relying on it.