Terranora Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Terranora (2486) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 663 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Terranora is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Terranora was 2,796 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Terranora is 40 years of age.

84.3% of people living in the suburb of Terranora were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Indonesia, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% France.

93.8% of people living in Terranora speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.4% German, 0.3% Punjabi, 0.3% Japanese, 0.3% French, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Terranora is 29.5% Catholic, 26.7% Anglican, 16.4% No religion, 6.2% Uniting Church, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.0% Baptist, 0.8% Pentecostal.

59.5% of people are married, 27.7% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 77 widowed people living in Terranora.

47.6% of the people living in Terranora over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 39.7% are working on a part time basis. Terranora has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Terranora are 19.1% Professionals, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.0% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Managers, 12.7% Sales workers, 9.7% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Labourers, 4.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Terranora work in are 14.6% Health care and social assistance, 13.4% Retail trade, 13.1% Construction, 9.8% Accommodation and food services, 9.7% Education and training, 5.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.7% Public administration and safety, 3.9% Manufacturing, 3.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

37.4% of homes are fully owned, and 49.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $550 per week and the median household income is $1422 per week.

The median rent in Terranora is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Terranora postcode 2486

  • Qpzm LocalStats New South Wales Suburb of the Day: Wards River 2422 -> North Coast -> New South Wales