Terranora is a town located on the northern boundary of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Terranora had a population of 3,365 people.^[1]

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Terranora New South Wales
Terranora
Coordinates	28°14′25″S 153°30′6″E
Population	3,365 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2486
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
LGA(s)	Tweed Shire
County	Rous
State electorate(s)	Tweed
Federal division(s)	Richmond

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The town is part of the Tweed Shire local Government area. Its postcode is 2486. Two schools are located there - Terranora Public School and the senior campus of Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School.

Well known children's author, Hesba Fay Brinsmead, made her home in Terranora from 1976 until the early 2000s (she died in nearby Murwillumbah).

Terranora is also home to Luke Garner, Penrith Panthers Second-rower and St Kilda Saints FC player Sam Gilbert who became the 30th player to play 200 games for the club in its 145 year history.

At the 2021 census, Terranora recorded a population of 3,365 people, 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

The median age was 42, 4 years above the national median of 38.

82.3% of people living in Terranora were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.0%, New Zealand 2.4%, India 0.6%, South Africa 0.4%, and Philippines 0.4%.

91.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.3% German, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% Malayalam, 0.3% Punjabi, and 0.3% Thai.