Terranora NSW 2486
1,547 addresses · 69 streets
Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Terranora · 663 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Terranora is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,365 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,120 a week, with median rent near $540 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tweed Heads - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Terranora itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
1 vet
2 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
4 hardware stores
1 mechanic
1 electrician
Getting around. Bus interchange: Airport Transit Centre, 7.9 km north · Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 7.5 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 46.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 46.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 59.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 65.7%
Population by age in Terranora
| 0-4 | 169 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 546 |
| 15-19 | 226 |
| 20-24 | 178 |
| 25-34 | 268 |
| 35-44 | 428 |
| 45-54 | 495 |
| 55-64 | 454 |
| 65-74 | 375 |
| 75-84 | 156 |
| 85+ | 63 |
Dwelling types in Terranora
| House | 1,059 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 10 |
| Apartment | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Terranora
| <$650 | 97 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 254 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 343 |
| $3,000+ | 314 |
Top ancestries in Terranora
| English | 1,552 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,389 |
| Irish | 480 |
| Scottish | 418 |
| Other | 214 |
| German | 152 |
Housing tenure in Terranora
| Owned | 422 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 523 |
| Rented | 115 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Terranora
| 0 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 199 |
| 2 | 489 |
| 3 | 212 |
| 4+ | 151 |
Commute to work in Terranora
| Car | 1,137 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 17 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 269 |
Top countries of birth in Terranora
| England | 133 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 82 |
| India | 20 |
| South Africa | 14 |
| Canada | 13 |
| Philippines | 13 |
Languages used at home in Terranora
| German | 11 |
|---|---|
| Malayalam | 11 |
| Russian | 11 |
| Punjabi | 10 |
| Thai | 10 |
| French | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
52,091 bird observations recorded near Terranora — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (3,649)
- Australian Pelican (2,371)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,286)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,123)
- Australasian Darter (2,084)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,999)
- Noisy Miner (1,936)
- White-faced Heron (1,905)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,902)
- Great Egret (1,811)
- Torresian Crow (1,770)
- Australian Torresian Crow (1,691)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (1,640)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Terranora
- Southern Magpie-lark (1,640)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,620)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (1,612)
- Royal Spoonbill (1,589)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,569)
- Whistling Kite (1,544)
- Giinbaywarraymal (1,530)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (1,510)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (1,459)
- Green Figbird (1,417)
- Silver Gull (1,398)
- Magpie-lark (1,371)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (1,370)
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (1,348)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (1,337)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (1,306)
- Pied Currawong (1,304)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Terranora:
- Bilambil Heights (3.3 km)
- Banora Point (3.4 km)
- Bilambil (3.5 km)
- Bungalora (3.7 km)
- Duroby (4.1 km)
- Chinderah (4.6 km)
- Tweed Heads South (4.8 km)
- Stotts Creek (4.9 km)
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Streets
- Altitude Boulevard (41)
- Australia Drive (44)
- Banjo Court (10)
- Bartle Frere Close (21)
- Barton Place (11)
- Benevis Place (7)
- Bilambil Road (13)
- Black Myrtle Court (11)
- Bongaree Road (20)
- Bulla Court (22)
- Bushranger Road (21)
- Campfire Court (11)
- Carrington Court (18)
- Cascade Road (11)
- Chisholm Court (6)
- Clancy Place (9)
- Coach Road (11)
- Dalton Street (14)
- Darro Road (17)
- Deakin Drive (16)
- Dobbys Crescent (32)
- Eaglemont Drive (7)
- Eliza Fraser Court (29)
- Eureka Crescent (11)
- Feathertop Street (22)
- Federation Drive (65)
- Figtree Road (12)
- Fraser Drive (12)
- Gladioli Avenue (22)
- Glenbrae Drive (28)
- Gower Street (14)
- Henry Lawson Drive (89)
- Highland Drive (39)
- Horseshoe Road (39)
- Illawong Crescent (41)
- Isaacs Court (5)
- Jumbuck Crescent (16)
- Kosciuszko Street (20)
- Lawlor Place (12)
- Mahers Lane (63)
- Market Parade (57)
- Matilda Way (7)
- Mawson Peak Boulevard (9)
- Mcauleys Road (36)
- Merino Place (11)
- Naponyah Road (9)
- Nassau Avenue (12)
- Ossa Boulevard (32)
- Parkes Lane (87)
- Parkwood Place (4)
- Rayles Lane (16)
- Ribbonwood Place (21)
- River Road (1)
- Rosemount Court (12)
- Shamara Road (14)
- Shearer Court (23)
- Skye Close (6)
- Sunnycrest Drive (47)
- Swagmans Way (6)
- Terranora Road (126)
- The Eyrie (4)
- Townsend Crescent (18)
- Trutes Terrace (17)
- Valleyview Place (15)
- Vista Close (2)
- Warrego Place (8)
- Winchelsea Way (15)
- Woodroffe Street (19)
- Zeil Place (1)
