Tweed Heads West, NSW 2485 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Tweed Heads West is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2485, home to 6,176 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Tweed local government area.
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$350 /wk
Population6,176
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGATweed
Demographics
- Population
- 6,176
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median household income
- $1,029 /week
- Median personal income
- $612 /week
- Median family income
- $1,407 /week
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Tweed
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Richmond - Tweed
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Richmond
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $350 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,664
- Rent share of household income
- 34%
Schools
- Tweed Heads South Public School
- Tweed River High School
- Tweed Heads Public School
- Caldera School
- Banora Point High School
Transport
- Within 800 m walk: 24 bus stops
- Within 1.6 km: 63 bus stops
- Ducat St At Meridian Way
- Ducat St Opp Meridian Way
- Ducat St Before Kennedy Dr
- Ducat St After Compass Way
- Ducat St Before Compass Way
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (30.4°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (22.0°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 1065 mm
- Reference station: Brisbane, 91.8 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 1,832 across postcode 2485 in the year to Dec 2025 (up 8% on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 495 other offences, 495 theft, 290 violent offences.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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