Tweed Heads West
| Tweed Heads West New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Tweed Heads West | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°11′13″S 153°30′14″E / 28.1869576°S 153.5038948°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,196 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2485 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Tweed Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Tweed | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Richmond | ||||||||||||||
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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 (27 June 2017). "Tweed Heads West (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "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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