Tweed Heads West

28°11′13″S 153°30′14″E / 28.1869576°S 153.5038948°E / -28.1869576; 153.5038948Population6,176 (2021 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2485Elevation8 m (26 ft)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)Location

• 819 km (509 mi) NNE of Sydney City
• 104 km (65 mi) SSE of Brisbane City
• 31 km (19 mi) SSE of Surfers Paradise
• 65 km (40 mi) N of Byron Bay

LGA(s)Tweed ShireState electorate(s)TweedFederal division(s)Richmond

Suburbs around Tweed Heads West:
Cobaki Lakes	Bilinga (QLD)	Tweed Heads
Cobaki Lakes	Tweed Heads West	Tweed Heads
Bilambil Heights	Tweed Heads South	Tweed Heads South

Tweed Heads West is a suburb of Tweed Heads, located on the Tweed River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Tweed Shire along the Queensland and New South Wales border.

History

Tweed Heads West is situated in the Bundjalung traditional Aboriginal country.^[2][3]

Amenities

Boyd Family Park is situated on Piggabeen Road, adjacent to Cobaki Creek, with barbecue facility, drinking fountain, picnic setting and shelter.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Tweed Heads West recorded a population of 6,196 people, 53% female and 47% male.

The median age of the Tweed Heads West population was 48 years, 11 years above the national median of 37.

74.4% of people living in Tweed Heads West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1%, Germany 0.7%, Philippines 0.5%.

91% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% German, 0.3% French, 0.3% Thai, 0.2% Spanish.

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