Tweed Heads West

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.

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
Population6,196 (2016 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

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 (27 June 2017). "Tweed Heads West (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  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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