Tweed Heads

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Tweed Heads

Total population

63,721

Air quality index

23Good

Elevation4 m

Coordinates-28.18°, 153.55°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tweed Heads is a coastal city at the mouth of the Tweed River in the Northern Rivers region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tweed Heads is the northernmost town in New South Wales, and is located in the Tweed Shire local government area. It is situated 830 km (520 mi) north of Sydney and 103 km (64 mi) south of Brisbane. The town is next to the border with Queensland and is adjacent to its "twin town" of Coolangatta, which is a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

June Maston

Australian sprinter (1928-2004)

Karl Muggeridge

Australian motorcycle racer

Neville Bonner

Australian politician (1922-1999)

J

James Roberts

Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion

D

Dean Morrison

Australian surfer

S

Schapelle Corby

Australian woman who was convicted of smuggling drugs in Indonesia

S

Serena Brooke

Australian surfer

P

Peter Townend

Australian surfer

Cheyse Blair

Australian rugby league player

C

Chris Lucas

footballer

C

Cory Blair

American rugby union and rugby league footballer

G

Gregory Shambrook

Australian rugby union player

J

Jamie McDonald

Australian rugby league player

M

Maddison Gabriel

Australian model

M

Matt Seers

Australian rugby league footballer

M

Melanie Oxley

Australian musician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New South Wales

• Federal
  32.9 mi away · pop. 784
• Miroma
  45.1 mi away
• Perrys Hill
  46.4 mi away
• Lynwood
  48 mi away · pop. 228
• Meerschaum
  49.4 mi away
• Dalwood
  49.9 mi away
• The Big Fig Tree
  50.2 mi away
• Coolgardie
  50.9 mi away
• Cabbage Tree Island
  55.7 mi away · pop. 89
• Emmaville
  146.8 mi away · pop. 519
• Cascade
  148.9 mi away
• Bens Hut
  156.2 mi away

Browse all places in New South Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Seen 2026-06-23

Elegant Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus pulcher

Seen 2026-06-23

Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

Seen 2026-06-23

Grey Butcherbird

Cracticus torquatus

Seen 2026-06-23

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Seen 2026-06-22

Blue-faced Honeyeater

Entomyzon cyanotis

Seen 2026-06-22

Broad leaved Whitewood

Atalaya multiflora

Seen 2026-06-22

Stag Horn Fern

Platycerium superbum

Seen 2026-06-22

Elkhorn fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Seen 2026-06-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tweed Heads, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.