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Tweed Heads vs Tweed Heads South

Name: Tweed Heads vs Tweed Heads South — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.5 km apart · Tweed Heads profile · Tweed Heads South profile

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South

Tweed Heads and Tweed Heads South are neighbouring areas with very different levels of accessibility. Tweed Heads South is much better connected, with 5.52 schools per 1,000 children compared to just 1.09 in Tweed Heads. This is reflected in the walking distances; 69.4% of homes in Tweed Heads South are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 41.5% of homes in Tweed Heads are. Tweed Heads South also has far more public transport stops and departures per person. In contrast, Tweed Heads has a higher share of people with a bachelor degree or higher (16.4% versus 10.8%) and more households earning $3,000 or more a week.

These gaps in income and education have widened since 2016. However, the two areas share many other traits, such as having almost identical shares of children under 15 and very similar rental rates. Both areas are far older than the national figure, though residents are noticeably older in Tweed Heads South, where the typical age is 54. The gap in the proportion of people aged 65 and over has narrowed slightly since 2016, though it remains well higher in Tweed Heads South at 36.8%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,140 larger in Tweed Heads De facto: 3.1 pts higher in Tweed Heads Median age: 5 yrs older in Tweed Heads South Participation: 7.0 pts higher in Tweed Heads Year 12: 6.7 pts higher in Tweed Heads

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +12,140 larger in Tweed Heads gap steady

20,563 90th pct 8,423 43rd pct

Median age in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +5 yrs older in Tweed Heads South gap steady

49 yrs 88th pct 54 yrs 96th pct

Age structure

30.3% Seniors (65+) +6.5 pts ▸ 36.8%

25.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.4 pts 22.9%

22.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.9 pts 18.5%

13.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 12.9%

8.7% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

Marital status

40.5% Married ◂ +1.5 pts 39.0%

33.9% Never married ◂ +3.6 pts 30.3%

13.6% Divorced +1.0 pts ▸ 14.7%

8.2% Widowed +3.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

3.8% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Tweed Heads Tweed Heads South

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.5% Australia +0.6 pts ▸ 74.0%

4.7% England +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

0.5% India +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.6% English +0.9 pts ▸ 43.5%

34.1% Australian +1.6 pts ▸ 35.7%

13.7% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 11.7%

11.3% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 11.2%

4.3% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.1% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

1.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

84.7% English only +2.3 pts ▸ 87.0%

0.3% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.7% Christianity +6.4 pts ▸ 53.1%

40.4% No religion ◂ +4.2 pts 36.2%

10.3% Not stated ◂ +2.7 pts 7.7%

1.1% Buddhism even 1.1%

0.6% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +3 more in Tweed Heads South

3 43rd pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +4.44 more in Tweed Heads South

1.09 18th pct 5.52 88th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +8 more in Tweed Heads

25 61st pct 17 45th pct

Students in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +862 more in Tweed Heads South

1,010 37th pct 1,872 59th pct

Avg size in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +25 larger in Tweed Heads

337 37th pct 312 34th pct

ICSEA in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +31 higher in Tweed Heads

1,013 49th pct 983 34th pct

Highest year of school

44.1% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 37.4%

27.5% Year 10 +4.1 pts ▸ 31.6%

11.5% Year 9 or below +3.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

7.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%

Highest qualification level

32.2% Certificate III / IV +4.2 pts ▸ 36.3%

19.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.4 pts 14.7%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

4.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 3.4%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

15.1% Management & commerce +0.4 pts ▸ 15.5%

12.5% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.3% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

10.2% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 7.5%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.5% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 7.0%

3.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

1.3% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +$104 higher in Tweed Heads gap widening

$656 21st pct $552 8th pct

Household income in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +$233 higher in Tweed Heads gap widening

$1,182 13th pct $949 0th pct

Family income in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +$180 higher in Tweed Heads gap widening

$1,530 15th pct $1,350 8th pct

Household income distribution

34.7% $650–$1,499 +1.3 pts ▸ 36.0%

22.4% Under $650 +5.6 pts ▸ 28.0%

24.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 20.6%

6.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%

5.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 2.6%

Personal income distribution

44.4% Under $650 +9.4 pts ▸ 53.8%

31.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 29.1%

11.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 7.7%

2.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.5% Arthritis +5.1 pts ▸ 17.6%

9.6% Mental health +2.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

7.7% Asthma +2.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.0% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.8% Heart disease +2.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.2% Diabetes +3.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.4% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.3% Lung condition +1.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.5% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.6% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.2% None ◂ +6.8 pts 49.4%

21.5% One condition +2.8 pts ▸ 24.3%

7.6% Two conditions +2.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.4% Three or more +3.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +268 larger in Tweed Heads

851 86th pct 583 83rd pct

Median age in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South even

27 yrs 71st pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +$37 higher in Tweed Heads

$584 39th pct $547 30th pct

Household income in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +$74 higher in Tweed Heads South

$1,371 28th pct $1,445 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +0.1 larger in Tweed Heads gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

44.2% Couples with children ◂ +5.3 pts 38.9%

36.9% Couples without children +0.4 pts ▸ 37.3%

17.6% One-parent families +4.4 pts ▸ 22.0%

1.3% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

37.9% 2 people ◂ +1.0 pts 36.9%

34.3% 1 person +3.6 pts ▸ 37.8%

13.1% 3 people ◂ +1.1 pts 12.0%

9.3% 4 people ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%

3.7% 5 people even 3.6%

1.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South even gap narrowing

$390 57th pct $390 57th pct

Mortgage in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South even gap narrowing

$1,733 43rd pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.0% Owned outright +5.3 pts ▸ 45.4%

28.6% Rented +0.2 pts ▸ 28.8%

27.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.3 pts 20.9%

2.2% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.9% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Types of homes

48.7% Separate house +1.8 pts ▸ 50.5%

22.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.4 pts ▸ 33.4%

28.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +14.6 pts 13.7%

0.5% Other dwelling +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.2% 3 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 41.1%

37.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.6 pts 29.0%

15.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.1 pts 15.1%

5.4% 1 bedroom +3.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.0% 5 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.8%

0.7% Studio / none even 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

49.8% $350–$549 ◂ +0.1 pts 49.7%

23.8% $200–$349 ◂ +5.7 pts 18.0%

8.5% Under $200 +9.7 pts ▸ 18.2%

12.2% $550–$749 ◂ +3.0 pts 9.2%

2.6% $750 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.9% $1,800–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 34.6%

30.9% $1,000–$1,799 +2.1 pts ▸ 32.9%

19.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.7 pts 18.6%

11.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +19 more in Tweed Heads

66 71st pct 47 56th pct

Stops/1k in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +2.37 more in Tweed Heads South

3.21 34th pct 5.58 68th pct

Departures/1k in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +721.9 more in Tweed Heads South

579.4 41st pct 1,301.3 68th pct

PT routes in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South even

16 80th pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +41 longer in Tweed Heads

55 94th pct 14 75th pct

How people get to work

62.5% Car (driver) +1.3 pts ▸ 63.8%

12.6% Worked at home ◂ +3.3 pts 9.3%

3.6% Car (passenger) +2.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.3% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

1.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.3% 1 vehicle +6.8 pts ▸ 51.1%

32.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.7 pts 27.8%

8.4% No vehicle +2.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 7.2%

4.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.6% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 19.0%

9.9% Accommodation & food +3.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.4% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.6% Construction ◂ +2.3 pts 10.2%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 5.9%

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 3.4%

4.1% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.0% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.0% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.1% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

2.1% Rental & real estate ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

Occupations people work in

18.7% Professionals ◂ +4.8 pts 13.9%

15.2% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 16.9%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 15.8%

11.3% Labourers +3.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.7% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.3% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 8.9%

5.3% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +1 higher in Tweed Heads

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +2 higher in Tweed Heads

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +1 higher in Tweed Heads

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +3 higher in Tweed Heads

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +53 higher in Tweed Heads

949 29th pct 896 12th pct

ERP in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +12,939 higher in Tweed Heads

21,576 87th pct 8,637 41st pct

Growth in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +2.3 pts higher in Tweed Heads

4.9% 53rd pct 2.6% 33rd pct

Businesses in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +1,007 higher in Tweed Heads

1,831 85th pct 824 45th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +211 higher in Tweed Heads South

1,810 99th pct 2,021 100th pct

Max temp in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +0.1 higher in Tweed Heads South

25.4 70th pct 25.5 71st pct

Min temp in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +0.8 higher in Tweed Heads South

15.1 81st pct 16.0 86th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South even

5.9 58th pct 5.9 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South even

5.5 53rd pct 5.5 54th pct

15-min city in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +4.2 pts higher in Tweed Heads

69.3% 53rd pct 65.2% 50th pct

Walk to shops in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +8.7 pts higher in Tweed Heads

76.8% 62nd pct 68.1% 55th pct

Walk to transit in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +10.1 pts higher in Tweed Heads South

82.9% 41st pct 93.0% 53rd pct

Walk to school in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +28.0 pts higher in Tweed Heads South

41.5% 24th pct 69.4% 46th pct

Walk to a park in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +6.4 pts higher in Tweed Heads South

86.6% 34th pct 93.1% 41st pct

Walk to health in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +12.2 pts higher in Tweed Heads

56.8% 59th pct 44.6% 49th pct

Amenities/1k in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +1.5 more in Tweed Heads South

11.3 32nd pct 12.8 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +108 higher in Tweed Heads South

17 30th pct 126 56th pct

Mean slope in Tweed Heads in Tweed Heads South +3.1 pts higher in Tweed Heads

7.8% 79th pct 4.7% 38th pct

Compare Tweed Heads with nearby areas

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Compare Tweed Heads South with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tweed Heads vs Tweed Heads South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/112031254/tweed-heads/vs/112031552/tweed-heads-south