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Terara NSW 2540

239 addresses · 11 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Terara · 123 km from Sydney

Living Here

Terara is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 305 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $825 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

305Population
59Median age
$825Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Nowra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Terara itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 1.8 km north-west · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 11 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Terara

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Terara NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 38.4%

Population by age in Terara
Population by age, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1428
15-196
20-246
25-3429
35-4419
45-5435
55-6462
65-7472
75-8439
85+10
Dwelling types in Terara
Dwelling types, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House66
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other65
Households by weekly income in Terara
Households by weekly income, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65057
$650-1,49933
$1,500-2,99917
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Terara
Top ancestries, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian139
English124
Scottish30
Ancestry NS28
Irish25
Other19
Housing tenure in Terara
Housing tenure, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned94
Mortgage13
Rented20
Other3
Cars per household in Terara
Cars per household, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
014
150
238
310
4+9
Commute to work in Terara
Commute to work, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car62
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Terara
Top countries of birth, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England18
New Zealand5
Thailand3
Languages used at home in Terara
Languages used at home, Terara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai6
Turkish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

55,867 bird observations recorded near Terara — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Terara

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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