Terranora, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Terranora is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Tweed Shire local Government area and it is a suburb of Tweed Heads.
Terranora | |
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  Terranora | |
| Coordinates: 28°14′25″S 153°30′6″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,365 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2486 |
| County | Rous |
There are two schools: Terranora Public School and the senior campus of Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School.
At the 2021 census, Terranora had a population of 3,365 people.[1]
The Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung people are the traditional owners of Terranora and the surrounding areas.[2][3]
Origin of place name
Early European arrivals to the area, mostly cedar-getters, called the area Taranora and it was first colonised by them in the 1850s.
Taranora and the "modern" Terranora are believed to have been derived from a Bundjalung language word meaning 'small river' or 'small estuary'.[4]
Demographics
At the 2021 census, Terranora recorded a population of 3,365 people, 49.4% male and 50.6% female.
The median age was 42, 4 years above the national median of 38.
82.3% of people living in Terranora were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.0%, New Zealand 2.4%, India 0.6%, South Africa 0.4%, and Philippines 0.4%.
91.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% German, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% Malayalam, 0.3% Punjabi, and 0.3% Thai.
Notable people
- Comedian and actor Celeste Barber grew up in Terranora.[5]
- Children's author, Hesba Fay Brinsmead, made her home in Terranora from 1976 until the early 2000s.[6][7]
