Terrigal - North Avoca
New South Wales · Gosford · Central Coast
Why “Terrigal - North Avoca”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Terrigal into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Terrigal - North Avoca is a locality in the Gosford area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Terrigal - North Avoca SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Terrigal - North Avoca SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Terrigal Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Terrigal - North Avoca.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Terrigal - North Avoca (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Terrigal - North Avoca
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment888ICSEA1078
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment847ICSEA1044
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment605ICSEA1102
- Special · Independent · Years UEnrolment122ICSEA1030
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSTerrigal School CareCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Terrigal
- Exceeding NQSSprout Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Terrigal
- Exceeding NQSAlkira Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Wamberal
- Exceeding NQSSprout ELC Wamberal Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 118 places · Wamberal
- Exceeding NQSExplore and Develop TerrigalCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Terrigal
- Exceeding NQSIndigo Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 79 places · Forresters Beach
- Exceeding NQSKids Academy Erina HeightsCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Erina Heights
- Exceeding NQSDiocese of Broken Bay Early Learning Centre - TerrigalCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Terrigal
- Exceeding NQSThe Central Coast Montessori SchoolCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Wamberal
- Meeting NQSYMCA Wamberal OSHCCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Wamberal
- Meeting NQSMilestones Early Learning WamberalCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Wamberal
- Meeting NQSLittle Miracles Preschool & Long Day Care - WamberalCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Wamberal
+ 10 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 527
- vs previous year
- -4%
- vs 2021
- 607
- Theft 125
- Assault 112
- Malicious damage to property 59
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 58
- Against justice procedures 54
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 10
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Terrigal - North Avoca SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Terrigal - North Avoca SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,565,000
- House price YoY
- -1.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $850/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+162Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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