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Terara
Terara
Suburb
	Terara Location in New South Wales
	Coordinates: 34°51′45″S 150°37′42″E / 34.86250°S 150.62833°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Coast
LGA	City of Shoalhaven;
Location	160 km (99 mi) S of Sydney; 3 km (1.9 mi) NE of Nowra;
Government
• State electorate	South Coast;
• Federal division	Gilmore;
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population
• Total	305 (2021 census)
Postcode	2540
County	St Vincent
Parish	Numbaa
	Suburbs around Terara

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

Terara is the original settlement of Nowra before being flooding in 1862 and 1870 caused the township to move slightly west.

1 2 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.

v t e City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Nowra suburbs	Badagarang Bangalee Bomaderry Cambewarra Cambewarra Village Mundamia North Nowra Nowra Nowra Hill South Nowra Tapitallee Terara West Nowra Worrigee
Suburbs near Jervis Bay	Basin View Bream Beach Callala Bay Callala Beach Comberton Erowal Bay Huskisson Hyams Beach Myola Old Erowal Bay Sanctuary Point St Georges Basin Vincentia Woollamia Worrowing Heights Wrights Beach
North of Shoalhaven River	Back Forest Barrengarry Beaumont Bellawongarah Berry Berry Mountain Bolong Brogers Creek (part) Broughton Broughton Vale Broughton Village (part) Browns Mountain Bundewallah Coolangatta Far Meadow Jaspers Brush Kangaroo Valley Meroo Meadow Shoalhaven Heads Upper Kangaroo River Wattamolla Woodhill
South of Shoalhaven River	Beecroft Peninsula Brundee Comerong Island Coolumburra Culburra Beach Currarong Falls Creek Greenwell Point Jerrawangala Mayfield Numbaa Orient Point Parma Pyree Sassafras Tianjara Tomerong Wandandian Yalwal Yerriyong
Sussex Inlet	Berrara Cudmirrah Sussex Inlet Swanhaven
Ulladulla	Burrill Lake Croobyar Dolphin Point Kings Point Little Forest Milton Mollymook Mollymook Beach Narrawallee Ulladulla
Far South	Bawley Point Bendalong Berringer Lake Conjola Park Cunjurong Point Durras North Fishermans Paradise Kioloa Lake Conjola Manyana Tabourie Lake Termeil Yatte Yattah
Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales