Tweed Heads South, New South Wales

Tweed Heads South New South Wales
Population	7,902 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2486
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	103 km (64 mi) SSE of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)	Tweed
Federal division(s)	Richmond

Tweed Heads South is a town located on the Tweed River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Tweed Shire.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Tweed Heads South is 7,902, 53.3% female and 46.7% male.

The median/average age of the Tweed Heads South population is 52 years of age, 15 years above the Australian average.

72.3% of people living in Tweed Heads South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.4%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1%, China 0.8%, Philippines 0.7%.

89.5% of people speak English as their first language 0.6% Mandarin, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Thai.

Sport and recreation

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the local rugby league club South Tweed RLFC and South Tweed Heads Colts Junior Cricket Club who play home games at Les Burger Fields. South Tweed Skate park is there to.