Tweed Heads is a mid-sized suburb in New South Wales within the Tweed local government area (postcode 2485). The area has roughly 9,176 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Tweed Heads has a median house price of $1.6 million, which has fallen by 7.5% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $913,000 (+9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Tweed Heads is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1026, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 6 ferry wharfves, 33 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 1 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Tweed LGA is below average at 3,518 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Tweed Heads shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.6M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 26.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -7.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.