Terrigal

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Terrigal
Local Businesses.jpg
Local shops in Terrigal (March 2007)
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Founded : 1826
Coordinates : 33 ° 27 ′  S , 151 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 27 ′  S , 151 ° 27 ′  E
Height : 16  m
Area : 9.1  km²
Residents : 11,349 (2016)
Population density : 1247 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : UTC + 10 AEST
UTC + 11 AEDT (October to March)
Postal code : 2260
LGA : Central Coast Council
Terrigal (New South Wales)
Terrigal
Terrigal

Terrigal is a city in the Australian state of New South Wales with about 11,000 inhabitants (as of 2016). The resort on the Pacific is part of the administration area Central Coast Council .

geography

Geographical location

Terrigal is twelve kilometers east of the coastal town of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. The air distance to Sydney in the south is around 50 kilometers.

The place is located on a small bay that has a long beach. Two lagoons lie in the northern area of ​​the bay, the Terrigal Lagoon and the Wamberal Lagoon . The coastal region is criss-crossed by gentle hills.

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Panoramic view of Terrigal with a storm front off the coast (2007)

Neighboring towns are North Avoca and Avoca Beach in the south, Picketts Valley in the southwest, Green Point, Erina and Erina Heights in the west and Wamberal in the north. Forresters Beach follows behind Wamberal. South of Avoca Beach are the coastal towns of Copacabana and Macmasters Beach. The settlement areas of the individual places merge seamlessly into one another almost everywhere. Exceptions are the Kincumba Mountain Reserve and the Avoca Lake lagoon on the border with Avoca Beach and the Terrigal Lagoon on the border with Wamberal.

climate

Due to its coastal location, Terrigal's climate is determined by the Tasman Sea , the southwestern part of the South Pacific . It's warm and temperate. Since Terrigal is located in the southern hemisphere , the warmest months are October to March. The average annual temperature in Terrigal is 17.5 ° C. There is rainfall throughout the year. The annual average rainfall is 1,358 mm.

The following table shows the average climate values:

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Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.
 
 
141
 
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166
 
26th
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161
 
26th
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117
 
23
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124
 
20th
10
 
 
144
 
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70
 
17th
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80
 
18th
8th
 
 
70
 
21st
10
 
 
88
 
23
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102
 
24
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95
 
26th
17th
Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: climate-data.org and klima.org
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Terrigal
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 26.2 26.3 25.5 23.3 20.1 17.5 17.1 18.4 20.5 22.7 24.1 26.0 O 22.3
Min. Temperature (° C) 18.2 18.5 17.1 13.8 10.4 8.2 6.6 7.5 9.7 12.7 14.6 16.9 O 12.8
Temperature (° C) 22.2 22.4 21.3 18.5 15.2 12.8 11.8 12.9 15.1 17.7 19.3 21.4 O 17.5
Precipitation ( mm ) 141 166 161 117 124 144 70 80 70 88 102 95 Σ 1,358
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 7th 7th 8th 7th 6th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th O 7th
Rainy days ( d ) 9 10 10 9 9 8th 6th 6th 7th 9 10 7th Σ 100
Water temperature (° C) 23 24 23 20th 18th 18th 16 17th 18th 20th 19th 21st O 19.7
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history

The original inhabitants of Terrigal were Aboriginal people from the Awabakal or Guringgai tribe. The following is known about the latter tribe: The members wore girdles that held their few possessions and, occasionally, an item of possum fur . The men had spears, boomerangs , stone axes, and shields. They hunted large prey such as kangaroos and fish that they impaled. However, the women contributed most of the food: fish (caught with a fishing line), shellfish, fruits, tubers, insect larvae, snakes, lizards and small mammals.

The first European settler was John Gray, who came to the area in 1826 and named his property "Tarrygal". It was the place name of the Aborigines, which means "place of the little birds".

Thomas Davis set up a sawmill in the area in the 1870s. It employed 120 men, including 70  carters , to move logs, and operated a tram to deliver timber to a jetty for shipping to Sydney .

The dairy industry later became important to the local economy. Tourism began to play a role in the late 19th century when the focus was shifted to health and recreational opportunities. The completion of the Sydney to Newcastle railway line in 1889 and the construction of the country roads made the area open to the general public.

Today Terrigal is one of the most popular residential, vacation, and retirement centers in the Central Coast region . Visitors come for fishing, swimming, surfing, boating, water skiing, and for the natural scenery. A little north on the coast is the Wyrrabalong National Park , further south the Bouddi National Park . Anglers can catch snapper , flathead and jewfish (Argyrosomus japonicus) offshore, and bream , flathead and black gnawing bass in the surf .

Population development

Age pyramid for Terrigal, New South Wales (2011 census)
year 2001 2006 2011 2016
Residents 9.413 9,746 10,614 11,349

politics

MPs in the New South Wales Parliament

Terrigal constituency has been represented in New South Wales Parliament since 2007 . This includes all areas east of Brisbane Water. Its main centers are Killcare, Avoca, Kincumber, Terrigal, Erina and Wamberal.

The following is a list of all the MPs from the Terrigal constituency in the New South Wales Parliament:

Term of office MP image Political party
2007-2015 Chris Hartcher Chris Hartcher 03-03-2010.jpg Liberal
since 2015 Adam Crouch Liberal

A sub-faction of the right wing New South Wales Liberals is nicknamed The Terrigals. Their first meeting took place in 2005 in the beach house of the politician Eddie Obeid.

Attractions

The Skillion

The Skillion at Sunrise (January 2007)

The characteristic peculiarity of Terrigal is the headland Broken Head , which closes the Bay of Terrigal in the southeast. The northern part of the headland is quite wide and flat and forms an open, grassy parkland. In the southern part rises The Skillion , the local symbol of Terrigal. This narrow section of the shore of the headland rises quickly over a very short distance in an easterly direction to a considerable height, but can be climbed without any problems over the wide ridge. The Aborigines of the Awabakal tribe call this place Kurawyba .

beaches

Maitland Bay near Terrigal

Terrigal Beach marks the southern end of the four-kilometer-long beach that extends north to Spoon Bay on the south side of Wamberal Point . The local beaches are popular with surfers.

Wreck diving

Divers can the ex-HMAS Adelaide dive, the former leading ship from the Adelaide class . The ship was a guided missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy , which was decommissioned on January 19, 2008. On April 13, 2011, the ship was sunk off the coast of Terrigal as a target for wreck divers. The wreck is about one and a half kilometers from Avoca Beach at a depth of 32 meters.

Whale watching

Terrigal also serves as a great lookout point for whale watching , which migrate along the coast from May to October.

traffic

Terrigal is connected to Sydney in the south and Newcastle in the north via the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway (M1) . The neighboring communities can be reached via Terrigal Drive (in the west), the Scenic Highway (in the south) and Ocean View Drive (in the north).

Bus routes 67 and 68 run between Terrigal and Gosford.

Web links

Commons : Terrigal, New South Wales  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics : Terrigal ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ Terrigal , climate-data.org, accessed on January 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ The temperature values and the precipitation values ​​are taken from the climate-data.org website . These are average climate values ​​from 1982 to 2012. The information on hours of sunshine, rainy days and water temperature are taken from the website klima.org . These are average climate values ​​from 2002 to 2016.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g Terrigal , The Sydney Morning Herald, October 27, 2008.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics: Terrigal , 2001 Census QuickStats
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Terrigal ( English ) In: 2006 Census QuickStats . October 25, 2007. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Terrigal ( English ) In: 2011 Census QuickStats . March 28, 2013. Accessed February 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ a b NSW Votes 2011 - Terrigal , ABC News, March 26, 2011, abc.net.au, accessed on January 10, 2017.
  9. ^ Terrigal - Parliamentary Representation , The NSW Electoral Commission
  10. ^ NSW Labor finds itself in a Terrigal spin , Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 2005
  11. ↑ a b Surfing at Terrigal , Destination NSW
  12. ^ Ex-HMAS Adelaide Dive Site - Avoca Beach , Destination NSW
  13. ↑ Ex-HMAS Adelaide ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.crownland.nsw.gov.au archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Department of Industry
  14. ^ Westbrook, Tom: Dolphins frolic, protesters sunk as frigate sent to the bottom , The Australian, April 13, 2011
  15. ^ Busways - North Avoca, Wamberal & Terrigal to Gosford