Tweed Heads West Explained

Type:suburb
Tweed Heads West
City:Tweed Heads
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:6,176
Postcode:2485
Elevation:8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Dist1:819
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Sydney City
Dist2:104
Dir2:SSE
Location2:Brisbane City
Dist3:31
Dir3:SSE
Location3:Surfers Paradise
Dist4:65
Dir4:N
Location4:Byron Bay
Lga:Tweed Shire
Stategov:Tweed
Fedgov:Richmond
Near-N:Bilinga (QLD)
Near-Ne:Tweed Heads
Near-E:Tweed Heads
Near-Se:Tweed Heads South
Near-S:Tweed Heads South
Near-Sw:Bilambil Heights
Near-W:Cobaki Lakes
Near-Nw:Cobaki Lakes

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.[1] [2]

Amenities

Boyd Family Park is situated on Piggabeen Road, adjacent to Cobaki Creek, with barbecue facility, drinking fountain, picnic setting and shelter.[3]

Demographics

In the, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bundjalung – Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative. 2020-12-19. muurrbay.org.au.
  2. Web site: AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul. 31 July 2020. Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
  3. Web site: Find a park. 2021-08-20. Tweed Council. Local government. en-AU.