Tweed Heads West facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tweed Heads West Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Tweed Regional Museum, 2023
Tweed Heads West Location in New South Wales
Population	6,176 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	2485
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Time zone	AEST (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 Shire
State electorate(s)	Tweed
Federal 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.

Amenities

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

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.