Tweed Heads vs Tweed Heads South

Tweed Heads South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Tweed Heads. In both, most households own their home. In Tweed Heads, most households are people living alone. In Tweed Heads South, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tweed Heads: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.15 million in Tweed Heads South. On these figures, Tweed Heads South tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Tweed Heads South

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (52% vs 25%)
  • But Tweed Heads has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Tweed Heads South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,500,000)
  • has cheaper units ($799,500 vs $930,000)
  • But Tweed Heads leaves households under less mortgage stress (35% vs 41%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Tweed Heads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tweed Heads

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 4)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (75% vs 48%)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Tweed Heads is growing faster (12.2% vs 4.3%)
  • Tweed Heads South returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.3% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Tweed Heads and Tweed Heads South drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Walkability 80 / 66
Tweed Heads — Walkability: 80/100 Tweed Heads South — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 9 / 7
Tweed Heads — Safety: 9/100 Tweed Heads South — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 67
Tweed Heads — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tweed Heads South — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Tweed Heads has higher household incomes ($59,176 vs $50,752); Tweed Heads skews older (55 vs 52).

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Population 9,176
+13% vs other
 7,941
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% +4.3%
Median age 55 52
Median household income $59,176/yr
+14% vs other
 $50,752/yr
Median weekly rent $403/wk
+3% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
0-4 4.3% / 4.2%
Tweed Heads — 0-4: 4.3% Tweed Heads South — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 6.7% / 9.5%
Tweed Heads — 5-14: 6.7% Tweed Heads South — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 3.6% / 4.7%
Tweed Heads — 15-19: 3.6% Tweed Heads South — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.1% / 4.7%
Tweed Heads — 20-24: 4.1% Tweed Heads South — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.8% / 9.7%
Tweed Heads — 25-34: 10.8% Tweed Heads South — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.6% / 9.6%
Tweed Heads — 35-44: 10.6% Tweed Heads South — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 9.7% / 10.5%
Tweed Heads — 45-54: 9.7% Tweed Heads South — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 14.4% / 13.1%
Tweed Heads — 55-64: 14.4% Tweed Heads South — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 17.3% / 15.2%
Tweed Heads — 65-74: 17.3% Tweed Heads South — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 12.6% / 12.3%
Tweed Heads — 75-84: 12.6% Tweed Heads South — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ 6.0% / 6.5%
Tweed Heads — 85+: 6.0% Tweed Heads South — 85+: 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tweed Heads 55.0% lone person
Tweed Heads — Lone Person: 55.0% Tweed Heads — Couple Families: 21.3% Tweed Heads — One Parent Families: 14.5% Tweed Heads — Group Household: 7.5% Tweed Heads — Other Families: 1.6%
Tweed Heads South 50.5% lone person
Tweed Heads South — Lone Person: 50.5% Tweed Heads South — Couple Families: 22.6% Tweed Heads South — One Parent Families: 18.7% Tweed Heads South — Group Household: 6.3% Tweed Heads South — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tweed Heads 35.5% renting
Tweed Heads — Owned Outright: 43.1% Tweed Heads — Mortgage: 21.5% Tweed Heads — Renting: 35.5%
Tweed Heads South 32.3% renting
Tweed Heads South — Owned Outright: 44.3% Tweed Heads South — Mortgage: 23.4% Tweed Heads South — Renting: 32.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 17.0%
Tweed Heads — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Tweed Heads South — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 7.0%
Tweed Heads — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Tweed Heads South — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.3%
Tweed Heads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Tweed Heads South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.6%
Tweed Heads — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Tweed Heads South — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.0%
Tweed Heads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Tweed Heads South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
England 5.0% / 5.6%
Tweed Heads — England: 5.0% Tweed Heads South — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 3.7% / 3.2%
Tweed Heads — New Zealand: 3.7% Tweed Heads South — New Zealand: 3.2%
Brazil 2.3% / —
Tweed Heads — Brazil: 2.3% Tweed Heads South — Brazil: not among its largest
Philippines 1.0% / 1.2%
Tweed Heads — Philippines: 1.0% Tweed Heads South — Philippines: 1.2%
India 0.5% / 1.5%
Tweed Heads — India: 0.5% Tweed Heads South — India: 1.5%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.7%
Tweed Heads — Scotland: 0.7% Tweed Heads South — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tweed Heads 24.9% houses
Tweed Heads — Houses: 24.9% Tweed Heads — Flats / Apartments: 44.9% Tweed Heads — Townhouses: 30.2%
Tweed Heads South 51.7% houses
Tweed Heads South — Houses: 51.7% Tweed Heads South — Flats / Apartments: 17.1% Tweed Heads South — Townhouses: 31.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price $930,000 $799,500
Median land price $1,100,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 38 sales
 28 days
from 50 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
2 bed $880K / $776K
Tweed Heads — 2 bed: $880K (110 sales) Tweed Heads South — 2 bed: $776K (30 sales)

110 vs 30 sales

3 bed $1.11M / $855K
Tweed Heads — 3 bed: $1.11M (40 sales) Tweed Heads South — 3 bed: $855K (23 sales)

40 vs 23 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
2 bed $1.11M / $800K
Tweed Heads — 2 bed: $1.11M (13 sales) Tweed Heads South — 2 bed: $800K (15 sales)

13 vs 15 sales

3 bed $1.5M / $1.08M
Tweed Heads — 3 bed: $1.5M (28 sales) Tweed Heads South — 3 bed: $1.08M (46 sales)

28 vs 46 sales

4 bed $1.64M / $1.29M
Tweed Heads — 4 bed: $1.64M (20 sales) Tweed Heads South — 4 bed: $1.29M (35 sales)

20 vs 35 sales

5 bed $1.85M / $1.12M
Tweed Heads — 5 bed: $1.85M (8 sales) Tweed Heads South — 5 bed: $1.12M (5 sales)

8 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Residential 62% 40%
Parks and recreation 12% 23%
Other and special use 1% 14%
Industrial 6% 10%
Environmental 9% 6%
Commercial 7% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 6%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Houses 3.3%
$900/wk on $1.4M
 5.3%
$950/wk on $930K
Units 4.0%
$800/wk on $1.03M
 4.4%
$710/wk on $848K

Ranking within NSW

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 17% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW

Liveability

Tweed Heads scores higher overall (43 vs 21); Tweed Heads is more walkable (80 vs 66).

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Grade C D
Score 43/100 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Tweed Heads South carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0).

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Crime High
91/100
 High
93/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
81/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise High
70/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Inside the suburb 2 8
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 3
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 3.5 km
 1
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.8% 0.7%

Schools in Tweed Heads

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Tweed Heads Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Tweed Heads South

  • Tweed River High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School Independent · Primary · Special school at peers
  • Pacific Hope Christian School Independent · Combined · Special school at peers
  • Pacific Coast Christian School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Tweed Heads South Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, Junior School Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Supermarkets 5 4
Cafes & restaurants 7 6
Parks & reserves 11 4
Childcare 4 6
GPs 7 4
Pharmacies 4 3
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 8
Fuel stations 3 4
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Walkability score 80/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 810.2 km 809.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 518 min 514 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 160.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2485
 0.6%
postcode 2486
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 2485
 74
postcode 2486

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Car (driver) 69.3% / 75.4%
Tweed Heads — Car (driver): 69.3% Tweed Heads South — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 10.8%
Tweed Heads — Worked from Home: 16.1% Tweed Heads South — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 7.8%
Tweed Heads — Car (passenger): 3.8% Tweed Heads South — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Walked Only 7.5% / 3.1%
Tweed Heads — Walked Only: 7.5% Tweed Heads South — Walked Only: 3.1%
Bicycle 2.0% / 1.3%
Tweed Heads — Bicycle: 2.0% Tweed Heads South — Bicycle: 1.3%
Bus 1.1% / 1.6%
Tweed Heads — Bus: 1.1% Tweed Heads South — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km
1.4 km to a named beach
 2.9 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Connectivity score 60/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
6,360 premises
 19%
5,626 premises

Climate

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Annual rainfall 1,637 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tweed Heads

Apartments Beach Coastal Parks Regional Centre Retirees Townhouses

Tweed Heads South

Coastal Retirees Townhouses

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