Tweed Heads West
28°11′13″S 153°30′14″E / 28.1869576°S 153.5038948°E / -28.1869576; 153.5038948
- 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
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
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tweed Heads West (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Bundjalung – Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative". muurrbay.org.au. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "AIATSIS code E66: Yugarabul". Federal government. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Find a park". Tweed Council. Local government. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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- Round Mountain
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- Stotts Creek
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- Tyalgum
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- Upper Crystal Creek
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