Terrigal Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Terrigal (2260) is a suburb of Central Coast, Central Coast, New South Wales. It is about 52 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Terrigal is in the federal electorate of Robertson.

In the 2011 census the population of Terrigal was 10,614 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Terrigal is 41 years of age.

73.9% of people living in the suburb of Terrigal were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.7% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.1% South Africa, 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Egypt, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% China , 0.2% Canada.

88.5% of people living in Terrigal speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.6% Italian, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% French, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Terrigal is 27.4% Catholic, 25.5% Anglican, 19.1% No religion, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.8% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Baptist, 1.2% Buddhism, 1.0% Other Protestant.

51.4% of people are married, 29.8% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 454 widowed people living in Terrigal.

57.4% of the people living in Terrigal over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.5% are working on a part time basis. Terrigal has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Terrigal are 24.9% Professionals, 14.4% Managers, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Technicians & trades workers, 12.0% Sales workers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 5.9% Labourers, 2.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Terrigal work in are 15.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.6% Retail trade, 9.7% Construction, 9.5% Education and training, 8.0% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.7% Manufacturing, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 3.8% Other services.

38.9% of homes are fully owned, and 31.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $618 per week and the median household income is $1323 per week.

The median rent in Terrigal is $360 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Terrigal postcode 2260