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Tweed Heads South, New South Wales

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Tweed Heads South
New South Wales
Soorley Street, 2017
Tweed Heads South is located in New South Wales
Tweed Heads South
Tweed Heads South
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Coordinates28°11′39″S 153°32′21″E / 28.1942956°S 153.5393053°E / -28.1942956; 153.5393053
Population7,941 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)2486
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)Tweed
Federal division(s)Richmond
Suburbs around Tweed Heads South:
Tweed Heads West Tweed Heads Fingal Head
Bilambil Heights Tweed Heads South Fingal Head
Banora Point Chinderah Fingal Head

Tweed Heads South is a suburb located on the Tweed River in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, Tweed Heads South recorded a population of 7,902 people, 53.3% female and 46.7% male.[1] The median age of the Tweed Heads South population was 52 years, 15 years above the national median of 37. 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 spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Mandarin, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Thai.[1]

Sport and recreation

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A number of well-known sporting clubs are located in Tweed Heads South including South Tweed RLFC and Tweed Banora Colts Cricket Club,[2] who play home games at Dave Burns Field. Tweed United Soccer Club is a men's and women's junior and senior soccer club based at Arkinstall Park. South Tweed Skatepark is also located in Tweed Heads South next to Tweed River High School on Heffron Street.

Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club is also in Tweed Heads South.

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tweed Heads South (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ https://tweedbanoracolts.com/