Terrigal is a major coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 12 kilometres east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean.
Terrigal Beach is a cosmopolitan seaside town, as popular with locals as it is with visitors.
The patrolled beach offers safe swimming all year round and has a small ocean rock pool tucked into the cliff at the southern end. Also at the southern end of Terrigal Beach is Terrigal Haven, a protected boat harbour with boat ramp, fishing charters, scuba diving and snorkelling, picnic and barbecue facilities.
The beach is patrolled every day from October long weekend until the end of the April school holiday break.
Terrigal has a population of 10614 residents, with an average income of $845. The median price for houses is $939,521 and the median price for units is $779,471. House prices in Terrigal have grown by 34.75% in the past 3 years and 3.90% last year. Unit prices in Terrigal have grown by 31.01% in the past 3 years. The average house in Terrigal is rented for $550 per week and returns a rental return of 3.52%. The median weekly rental price on units is $588 and the rental return is 3.74%. Houses in Terrigal take an average of 35 days before selling and the average time for a unit to sell is 56 days. There were 142 houses sold last year and 93 units sold last year in Terrigal.