Tweed Heads West
New South Wales
Tweed Regional Museum, 2023
Tweed Heads West is located in New South Wales
Tweed Heads West
Tweed Heads West
Coordinates28°11′13″S 153°30′14″E / 28.1869576°S 153.5038948°E / -28.1869576; 153.5038948
Population6,176 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2485
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Time zoneAEST (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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tweed Heads West (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bundjalung – Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative". muurrbay.org.au. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Find a park". Tweed Council. Local government. Retrieved 20 August 2021.


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