Tweed

New South Wales · Richmond - Tweed · 97,261 people · 89 suburbs · 10 postcodes

Tweed at a glance

97,261

Population

#26 of 130 in NSW

1,275

km² area

76/km² density

47.7

Median age

+8.0 vs NSW

$1,369

Median HH income/wk

#84 of 130 in NSW

967

SEIFA IRSAD

#48 of 130 in NSW

Schools

30 gov, 8 Cath, 9 indep

15.4%

Born overseas

25.2%

Renting

Map shows the Tweed LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Tweed is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 89 suburbs across 10 postcodes and an area of 1,275 km². Tweed has a population of 97,261 , ranking #26 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Banora Point (16,460 residents), and the highest median household income is in Casuarina at $2,327/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,369/week and median age is 47.7. About 15.4% of residents were born overseas and 5.0% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

16.5%

9.5%

20.6%

26.8%

26.6%

0–14 (16.5%) 15–24 (9.5%) 25–44 (20.6%) 45–64 (26.8%) 65+ (26.6%)

Show counts

0–14 years	16,036 (16.5%)
15–24 years	9,203 (9.5%)
25–44 years	20,012 (20.6%)
45–64 years	26,099 (26.8%)
65+ years	25,896 (26.6%)

15.4%

Born overseas

5.0%

Speak a language other than English at home

4.4%

First Nations

2.4

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

43.2%

31.6%

25.2%

Owned outright (43.2%) Mortgaged (31.6%) Renting (25.2%)

Dwelling type mix

74.7%

16.0%

9.3%

Separate house (74.7%) Semi/townhouse (16.0%) Flat/apartment (9.3%)

$423

Median weekly rent

$1,882

Median monthly mortgage

45.2%

Households with 0-1 cars

54.8%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.9%

Unemployment rate

20,343

In full-time work

17,051

In part-time work

Schools in Tweed

47 schools across Tweed: 63.8% Government, 17.0% Catholic, 19.1% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 992 (range 781 to 1117). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

63.8%

17.0%

19.1%

NSW average for comparison

69.6%

16.9%

13.5%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

63.8%

14.9%

Primary (63.8%) Secondary (14.9%) Combined (14.9%) Special (6.4%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 992 NSW median 1005LGA range 781 to 1117

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 47 schools in Tweed, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Terranora	2,008	1117
Pacific Coast Christian School	Independent	Combined	Tweed Heads South	999	1027
Kingscliff High School	Government	Secondary	Kingscliff	910	991
St Joseph's College	Catholic	Secondary	Banora Point	838	1050
Mount St Patrick College	Catholic	Secondary	Murwillumbah	823	1071
Tweed River High School	Government	Secondary	Tweed Heads South	590	940
Pottsville Beach Public School	Government	Primary	Pottsville	556	1036
Banora Point High School	Government	Secondary	Banora Point	503	965
Kingscliff Public School	Government	Primary	Kingscliff	455	1058
Centaur Public School	Government	Primary	Banora Point	424	975
St James' Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Banora Point	406	1068
Tweed Heads Public School	Government	Primary	Tweed Heads	394	984
Banora Point Public School	Government	Primary	Banora Point	390	992
Tweed Valley Adventist College	Independent	Combined	Murwillumbah	381	1039
Mount St Patrick Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Murwillumbah	373	1061
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Pottsville	373	1094
Murwillumbah High School	Government	Secondary	Murwillumbah	347	950
Bogangar Public School	Government	Primary	Bogangar	325	1040
St Anthony's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Kingscliff	323	1066
Bilambil Public School	Government	Primary	Bilambil	314	997
St Joseph's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Tweed Heads	302	1069
Terranora Public School	Government	Primary	Terranora	286	1023
Sathya Sai College	Independent	Combined	Murwillumbah	280	1046
Cudgen Public School	Government	Primary	Cudgen	161	984
St Joseph's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	South Murwillumbah	161	1011
Wollumbin High School	Government	Secondary	Murwillumbah	161	938
Murwillumbah East Public School	Government	Primary	Murwillumbah	152	935
Murwillumbah Public School	Government	Primary	Murwillumbah	149	959
Tweed Heads South Public School	Government	Primary	Tweed Heads South	142	882
Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School	Independent	Combined	Eungella	93	1028
Burringbar Public School	Government	Primary	Burringbar	93	992
Uki Public School	Government	Primary	Uki	86	977
Pacific Hope Christian School	Independent	Special	Tweed Heads South	85	1014
Crystal Creek Public School	Government	Primary	Crystal Creek	80	939
Dungay Public School	Government	Primary	Dungay	74	980
The Small School	Independent	Combined	Murwillumbah	67	1071
Duranbah Public School	Government	Primary	Duranbah	56	1058
Aetaomah School	Independent	Combined	Terragon	55	1057
Condong Public School	Government	Primary	Condong	49	948
Crabbes Creek Public School	Government	Primary	Crabbes Creek	37	985
Stokers Siding Public School	Government	Primary	Stokers Siding	37	962
Chillingham Public School	Government	Primary	Chillingham	35	1005
Fingal Head Public School	Government	Primary	Fingal Head	33	934
Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School	Independent	Special	Tweed Heads South	32	781
Caldera School	Government	Special	Tweed Heads South	24	936
Tumbulgum Public School	Government	Primary	Tumbulgum	19	941
Tyalgum Public School	Government	Primary	Tyalgum	13	978

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Tweed. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

967

Ranked #48 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

989

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

995

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

960

Suburbs in Tweed

Tweed contains 89 suburbs and 10 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Banora Point	2486	16,460	$1,268/wk	49
Tweed Heads	2485	9,176	$1,138/wk	55
Kingscliff	2487	8,355	$1,575/wk	47
Tweed Heads South	2486	7,941	$976/wk	52
Murwillumbah	2484	7,616	$1,147/wk	46
Pottsville	2489	7,238	$1,556/wk	42
Tweed Heads West	2485	6,176	$1,029/wk	47
Bilambil Heights	2486	3,491	$1,562/wk	44
Terranora	2486	3,365	$2,120/wk	42
Bogangar	2488	3,313	$1,595/wk	41
Casuarina	2487	3,256	$2,327/wk	41
Chinderah	2487	1,639	$719/wk	62
South Murwillumbah	2484	1,064	$1,292/wk	48
Cudgen	2487	952	$1,893/wk	39
Burringbar	2483	878	$1,482/wk	45
Bray Park	2484	822	$1,014/wk	41
Nunderi	2484	696	$1,803/wk	50
Stokers Siding	2484	692	$1,492/wk	48
Uki	2484	685	$1,283/wk	48
Hastings Point	2489	661	$744/wk	67
Fingal Head	2487	615	$1,614/wk	46
Tyalgum	2484	521	$1,237/wk	46
Tumbulgum	2490	454	$1,985/wk	41
Bilambil	2486	441	$1,385/wk	45
Dunbible	2484	380	$1,949/wk	47
Eungella	2484	350	$1,012/wk	48
Smiths Creek	2460	345	$1,187/wk	47
Crabbes Creek	2483	343	$1,420/wk	47
Cudgera Creek	2484	339	$1,800/wk	45
Piggabeen	2486	333	$1,921/wk	43
Condong	2484	314	$1,696/wk	40
Nobbys Creek	2484	306	$1,949/wk	48
Clothiers Creek	2484	293	$1,728/wk	43
Upper Burringbar	2483	289	$1,042/wk	49
Mount Burrell	2484	276	$815/wk	53
Crystal Creek	2484	263	$1,210/wk	47
Fernvale	2484	261	$1,485/wk	44
Kielvale	2484	251	$1,531/wk	45
Pumpenbil	2484	247	$1,187/wk	54
North Tumbulgum	2490	238	$2,041/wk	39
Limpinwood	2484	234	$1,235/wk	56
Eviron	2484	229	$1,666/wk	40
Chillingham	2484	228	$1,050/wk	53
Duranbah	2487	226	$1,850/wk	43
Dungay	2484	225	$1,406/wk	50
Upper Crystal Creek	2484	212	$1,468/wk	48
Carool	2486	204	$1,521/wk	49
Cobaki	2486	203	$1,906/wk	46
Reserve Creek	2484	201	$1,403/wk	41
Mooball	2483	193	$1,354/wk	39
Urliup	2484	193	$1,474/wk	49
Byangum	2484	153	$1,187/wk	47
Mount Warning	2484	148	$833/wk	54
Round Mountain	2484	148	$1,375/wk	50
Dulguigan	2484	143	$2,150/wk	53
Hopkins Creek	2484	139	$1,375/wk	46
Kunghur	2484	133	$1,265/wk	45
Farrants Hill	2484	131	$1,375/wk	51
Tyalgum Creek	2484	129	$1,174/wk	60
Byrrill Creek	2484	125	$780/wk	56
Dum Dum	2484	125	$1,771/wk	59
Sleepy Hollow	2483	123	$1,375/wk	47
Brays Creek	2484	119	$1,149/wk	51
Upper Duroby	2486	118	$1,375/wk	54
North Arm	2484	117	$1,562/wk	42
Tygalgah	2484	116	$2,299/wk	39
Kynnumboon	2484	109	$1,187/wk	54
Tanglewood	2488	104	$1,875/wk	43
Glengarrie	2486	102	$1,041/wk	51
Cabarita Beach	2488	101	$1,875/wk	52
Terragon	2484	98	$2,062/wk	44
Tomewin	2484	98	$1,687/wk	48
Palmvale	2484	95	$1,724/wk	39
Doon Doon	2484	92	$1,062/wk	55
Numinbah	2484	89	$1,125/wk	50
Zara	2484	87	$1,625/wk	45
Midginbil	2484	84	$1,542/wk	50
Rowlands Creek	2484	84	$833/wk	59
Wardrop Valley	2484	80	$1,312/wk	39
Duroby	2486	74	$939/wk	58
Bungalora	2486	73	$1,437/wk	55
Chowan Creek	2484	57	$866/wk	59
Kunghur Creek	2484	54	$1,374/wk	54
Cobaki Lakes	2486	42	$2,250/wk	48
Kings Forest	2487	40	$1,375/wk	50
Commissioners Creek	2484	38	$1,375/wk	39
Stotts Creek	2487	10	$1,749/wk	48
Mebbin	2484
Pottsville Beach	2489

Postcodes covered

2460, 2474, 2483, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490

Compare Tweed with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Tweed and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Tweed (NSW)	97,261	47.7	$1,369/wk	967	25.2%	15.4%
Byron	36,337	42.8	$1,655/wk	1027	31.4%	21.8%
Kyogle	9,562	50.1	$1,020/wk	905	20.7%	9.6%
Clarence Valley	53,861	48.7	$1,160/wk	910	24.5%	8.2%
Lismore	44,369	43.3	$1,369/wk	945	28.1%	10.4%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Tweed

What is the population of Tweed?

The 2021 Census recorded 97,261 people living in Tweed, across 89 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Tweed?

Tweed contains 89 suburbs. The most populous are Banora Point, Tweed Heads, Kingscliff, Tweed Heads South, Murwillumbah.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Tweed?

Tweed covers 10 postcodes: 2460, 2474, 2483, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2489, 2490.

What is the median household income in Tweed?

The population-weighted median household income across Tweed is $1,369 per week (2021 Census), ranking #84 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Tweed?

Tweed has 47 schools, including 30 government, 8 Catholic, and 9 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Tweed?

Tweed has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 967, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.