Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Terrigal then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Terrigal, NSW (postcode 2260) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+17.7% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,814 | 11,349 | 12,730 | +1,916 · +17.7% |
| Median age | 41 | 42 | 43 | +2 · +4.9% |
| Median household income | $1,314/wk | $1,679/wk | $2,056/wk | +$742 · +56.5% |
| Median personal income | $616/wk | $734/wk | $906/wk | +$290 · +47.1% |
| Median rent | $358/wk | $450/wk | $520/wk | +$162 · +45.3% |
| Median mortgage | $2,160/mo | $2,167/mo | $2,492/mo | +$332 · +15.4% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | +0.1 · +4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Terrigal trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
12,730
was 11,349 in 2016
+1,381 · +12.2%
Median rent
$520/wk
was $450/wk in 2016
+$70 · +15.6%
Household income
$2,056/wk
was $1,679/wk in 2016
+$377 · +22.5%
Median age
43
was 42 in 2016
+1 · +2.4%
Dig deeper: Terrigal population growth · Terrigal then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.