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 Tweed Heads, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Tweed Regional Museum, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°11′13″S 153°30′14″E / 28.1869576°S 153.5038948°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,176 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2485 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Tweed Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Tweed | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Richmond | ||||||||||||||
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History
editTweed Heads West is situated in the Bundjalung traditional Aboriginal country.[2][3]
Amenities
editBoyd Family Park is situated on Piggabeen Road, adjacent to Cobaki Creek, with barbecue facility, drinking fountain, picnic setting and shelter.[4]
Demographics
editIn 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
edit- ^ 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.
