Terara | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°51′45″S 150°37′42″E / 34.86250°S 150.62833°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 305 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2540 | ||||||||||||
| County | St Vincent | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Numbaa | ||||||||||||
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Terara is a suburb of Nowra in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies on the southern bank of the Shoalhaven about 3 km to the north-east of Nowra. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 305.[1]
History
[edit]Terara is the original settlement of Nowra before being flooding in 1862 and 1870 caused the township to move slightly west.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Terara". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Terara". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Terara". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 December 2018.