Tweed Heads West vs Bilambil Heights

Bilambil Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Tweed Heads West. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Tweed Heads West, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bilambil Heights: a median of $1.24 million, against $1.1 million in Tweed Heads West, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tweed Heads West tends to suit people living alone.

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

Bilambil Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 63/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 56%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 43%)
  • But Tweed Heads West has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bilambil Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($495,000 vs $658,750)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 37%)
  • But Tweed Heads West has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,240,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tweed Heads West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tweed Heads West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 28/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (811.9 km vs 814.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tweed Heads West

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 9%)
  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 28/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)
  • But Bilambil Heights carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Tweed Heads West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (6.2% vs 4.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Tweed Heads West and Bilambil Heights 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 West Bilambil Heights
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 West Bilambil Heights
Walkability 40 / 28
Tweed Heads West — Walkability: 40/100 Bilambil Heights — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 37 / 66
Tweed Heads West — Safety: 37/100 Bilambil Heights — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tweed Heads West — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bilambil Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tweed Heads West has more residents (6,176 vs 3,491); Bilambil Heights has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $53,508).

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Population 6,176
+43% vs other
 3,491
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% +3.8%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $53,508/yr $81,224/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $470/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
0-4 4.8% / 5.3%
Tweed Heads West — 0-4: 4.8% Bilambil Heights — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.6% / 11.9%
Tweed Heads West — 5-14: 9.6% Bilambil Heights — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.3% / 5.7%
Tweed Heads West — 15-19: 4.3% Bilambil Heights — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.8% / 3.7%
Tweed Heads West — 20-24: 4.8% Bilambil Heights — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 12.7% / 11.2%
Tweed Heads West — 25-34: 12.7% Bilambil Heights — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 11.0% / 12.5%
Tweed Heads West — 35-44: 11.0% Bilambil Heights — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 11.3% / 12.5%
Tweed Heads West — 45-54: 11.3% Bilambil Heights — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 12.6% / 14.6%
Tweed Heads West — 55-64: 12.6% Bilambil Heights — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 14.3% / 13.7%
Tweed Heads West — 65-74: 14.3% Bilambil Heights — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 10.4% / 5.7%
Tweed Heads West — 75-84: 10.4% Bilambil Heights — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 4.5% / 3.1%
Tweed Heads West — 85+: 4.5% Bilambil Heights — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tweed Heads West 48.9% lone person
Tweed Heads West — Lone Person: 48.9% Tweed Heads West — Couple Families: 24.3% Tweed Heads West — One Parent Families: 19.0% Tweed Heads West — Group Household: 6.4% Tweed Heads West — Other Families: 1.3%
Bilambil Heights 31.8% lone person
Bilambil Heights — Lone Person: 31.8% Bilambil Heights — Couple Families: 44.8% Bilambil Heights — One Parent Families: 17.0% Bilambil Heights — Group Household: 5.1% Bilambil Heights — Other Families: 1.3%
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 West 30.9% renting
Tweed Heads West — Owned Outright: 40.9% Tweed Heads West — Mortgage: 28.2% Tweed Heads West — Renting: 30.9%
Bilambil Heights 16.1% renting
Bilambil Heights — Owned Outright: 37.8% Bilambil Heights — Mortgage: 46.1% Bilambil Heights — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 18.7%
Tweed Heads West — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Bilambil Heights — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 10.5%
Tweed Heads West — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Bilambil Heights — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.4%
Tweed Heads West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Bilambil Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.5%
Tweed Heads West — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Bilambil Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.7%
Tweed Heads West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Bilambil Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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 West Bilambil Heights
England 4.7% / 4.3%
Tweed Heads West — England: 4.7% Bilambil Heights — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 3.5% / 3.5%
Tweed Heads West — New Zealand: 3.5% Bilambil Heights — New Zealand: 3.5%
Germany 0.6% / 1.0%
Tweed Heads West — Germany: 0.6% Bilambil Heights — Germany: 1.0%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.5%
Tweed Heads West — Philippines: 1.0% Bilambil Heights — Philippines: 0.5%
India 1.1% / —
Tweed Heads West — India: 1.1% Bilambil Heights — India: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / 0.5%
Tweed Heads West — Scotland: 0.6% Bilambil Heights — Scotland: 0.5%
Brazil 0.7% / 0.3%
Tweed Heads West — Brazil: 0.7% Bilambil Heights — Brazil: 0.3%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.5%
Tweed Heads West — South Africa: 0.5% Bilambil Heights — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tweed Heads West 56.4% houses
Tweed Heads West — Houses: 56.4% Tweed Heads West — Townhouses: 21.9% Tweed Heads West — Flats / Apartments: 21.7%
Bilambil Heights 90.7% houses
Bilambil Heights — Houses: 90.7% Bilambil Heights — Townhouses: 5.4% Bilambil Heights — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,240,000
Median unit price $658,750 $495,000
Median land price — $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 68 sales
 42 days
from 22 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 West Bilambil Heights
3 bed $1.05M / $1.11M
Tweed Heads West — 3 bed: $1.05M (55 sales) Bilambil Heights — 3 bed: $1.11M (26 sales)

55 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.28M / $1.25M
Tweed Heads West — 4 bed: $1.28M (37 sales) Bilambil Heights — 4 bed: $1.25M (42 sales)

37 vs 42 sales

5 bed $1.29M / $1.46M
Tweed Heads West — 5 bed: $1.29M (5 sales) Bilambil Heights — 5 bed: $1.46M (16 sales)

5 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

Tweed Heads West has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 4%).

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Residential 20% 55%
Other and special use 25% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 23% 0%
Environmental 21% 4%
Rural and farming 5% 10%
Parks and recreation 4% 1%
Industrial 2% 0%
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 West Bilambil Heights
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 West Bilambil Heights
Houses 6.2%
$985/wk on $825K
 4.9%
$1,225/wk on $1.29M
Units 4.8%
$660/wk on $722K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
House price Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 55% of NSW —

Liveability

Tweed Heads West is more walkable (40 vs 28); Bilambil Heights scores higher overall (51 vs 36).

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Grade C B
Score 36/100 51/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tweed Heads West carries more crime risk (63 vs 34).

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
100/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 2.6 km
 1
Gold Coast Airport Development Park - Bilinga, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0% 0.9%

Amenities in the suburb

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Bilambil Heights sits further from the CBD (814.6 km vs 811.9 km).

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Walkability score 40/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 811.9 km 814.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 517 min 520 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 67/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 73.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 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 West Bilambil Heights
Car (driver) 80.7% / 79.0%
Tweed Heads West — Car (driver): 80.7% Bilambil Heights — Car (driver): 79.0%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 15.2%
Tweed Heads West — Worked from Home: 11.0% Bilambil Heights — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.2%
Tweed Heads West — Car (passenger): 5.4% Bilambil Heights — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.7%
Tweed Heads West — Walked Only: 1.2% Bilambil Heights — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus 0.9% / 0.5%
Tweed Heads West — Bus: 0.9% Bilambil Heights — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 6.3 km

NBN connectivity

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Connectivity score 57/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
3,103 premises
 22%
1,502 premises

Climate

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
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 West Bilambil Heights
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Tweed Heads West Bilambil Heights
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tweed Heads West

Coastal Parks Retirees Townhouses

Bilambil Heights

Acreage Quiet

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