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Tweed Heads West
New South Wales
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Population 6,196 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 2485
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
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.

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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