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Located on the New South Wales Central Coast, Terrigal overlooks the Pacific Ocean.

Popular with tourists, the area offers many attractions including gorgeous beaches and waterways, access to bushland reserves and The Skillion, a rocky promontory overlooking the town and surrounding waters.

European settlement in Terrigal was initially by John Gray, who called his property Tarrygal, after the indigenous place name, meaning 'place of little birds'.

• Population: 11 349 1
• Postcode: 2260
• Location: 88 km northeast of Sydney
• Main Roads: The Entrance Rd A49 and Terrigal Drive
• Radio Stations: FM: ABC Central Coast (92.5 MHz), ABC Classic (92.9 MHz), ABC News on Radio (98.1 MHz), Coast FM (96.3 MHz), Hit (101.3 MHz), Radio Five-O-Plus (93.3 MHz), Radio Yesteryear (97.3 MHz), Raw FM (88.0 MHz), Rhema FM (94.9 MHz), Today's Country 94one (94.1 MHz), Star 104.5 (104.5 MHz), Triple M (107.7 MHz), Triple J (105.7 MHz). AM: ABC Newcastle (1233 kHz), ABC Radio Sydney (702 kHz), ABC RN (576 kHz) and Rete Italia (801 kHz)

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	Terrigal Town Centre: Corner of Terrigal Esplanade and Campbell Crescent, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Terrigal Esplanade: View of Terrigal Esplanade, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Terrigal Beach: Overlooking Terrigal Beach, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Terrigal Beach: Overlooking Terrigal Beach, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Terrigal Beach: Overlooking Terrigal Beach, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Terrigal Boat Ramp: Terrigal Boat Ramp from Terrigal Beach, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	The Haven: Overlooking the beach area of The Haven, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	The Skillion: View of the Pacific Ocean from the base of The Skillion at Terrigal, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	The Skillion: Looking south to Avoca Beach from the base of The Skillion at Terrigal, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	The Skillion: View of The Skillion at Terrigal, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats

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