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Tweed Heads vs Currumbin Waters

Name: Tweed Heads vs Currumbin Waters — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.0 km apart · Tweed Heads profile · Currumbin Waters profile

Tweed Heads Currumbin Waters

Tweed Heads and Currumbin Waters are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Currumbin Waters is more affluent, with a typical household income of $1,636 per week compared to $1,182 in Tweed Heads. Homes in Currumbin Waters are generally larger, with 82.3% having three or more bedrooms, while only 54.4% of homes in Tweed Heads have that many. Tweed Heads is noticeably older and has a higher share of people living alone at 34.3%, compared to 22.6% in Currumbin Waters.

Financial gaps between the two have widened since 2011, as seen in the typical household income difference which grew from $251 to $454. Despite this, the areas share several common traits, including similar rates of people born overseas and a nearly identical share of volunteers. They also have very similar levels of people providing unpaid care and roughly the same proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 27.9 pts higher in Currumbin Waters Separate houses: 22.6 pts higher in Currumbin Waters Unpaid child care: 8.3 pts higher in Currumbin Waters Population: 10,766 larger in Tweed Heads Under 15: 5.8 pts higher in Currumbin Waters

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +10,766 larger in Tweed Heads gap widening

20,563 90th pct 9,797 51st pct

Median age in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +7 yrs older in Tweed Heads gap widening

49 yrs 88th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

30.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.7 pts 20.6%

25.2% Older adults (45–64) +1.8 pts ▸ 27.0%

22.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.3 pts 22.1%

13.4% Children (0–14) +5.8 pts ▸ 19.3%

8.7% Youth (15–24) +2.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

Marital status

40.5% Married +6.0 pts ▸ 46.5%

33.9% Never married ◂ +0.5 pts 33.4%

13.6% Divorced ◂ +3.3 pts 10.3%

8.2% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 6.6%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Tweed Heads Currumbin Waters

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.5% Australia +5.0 pts ▸ 78.5%

4.7% England ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

3.5% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

42.6% English +3.7 pts ▸ 46.3%

34.1% Australian +4.1 pts ▸ 38.2%

13.7% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 13.6%

11.3% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.3% German +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.1% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

1.3% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

1.0% Chinese even 0.9%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

84.7% English only +6.2 pts ▸ 90.9%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.7% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 45.7%

40.4% No religion +6.1 pts ▸ 46.5%

10.3% Not stated ◂ +4.5 pts 5.8%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Islam even 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +1 more in Tweed Heads

3 43rd pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +0.03 more in Tweed Heads

1.09 18th pct 1.06 17th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +16 more in Tweed Heads

25 61st pct 9 21st pct

Students in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +433 more in Tweed Heads

1,010 37th pct 577 21st pct

Avg size in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +48 larger in Tweed Heads

337 37th pct 289 31st pct

ICSEA in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +59 higher in Currumbin Waters

1,013 49th pct 1,072 74th pct

Highest year of school

44.1% Year 12 +9.6 pts ▸ 53.7%

27.5% Year 10 ◂ +2.9 pts 24.6%

11.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.5 pts 8.0%

7.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 7.2%

Highest qualification level

32.2% Certificate III / IV +3.0 pts ▸ 35.1%

19.0% Bachelor degree +1.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.9 pts ▸ 17.7%

4.8% Postgraduate degree +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

15.1% Management & commerce +1.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.5% Engineering & related +1.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.2% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

11.3% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 11.2%

7.5% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.9% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

1.7% Agriculture & environment even 1.6%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences even 1.6%

1.3% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +$87 higher in Currumbin Waters gap widening

$656 21st pct $743 37th pct

Household income in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +$454 higher in Currumbin Waters gap widening

$1,182 13th pct $1,636 43rd pct

Family income in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +$477 higher in Currumbin Waters gap widening

$1,530 15th pct $2,007 45th pct

Household income distribution

34.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.2 pts 27.5%

24.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 29.0%

22.4% Under $650 ◂ +6.6 pts 15.8%

6.0% $3,000–$3,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

5.0% $4,000 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

Personal income distribution

44.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.1 pts 41.3%

31.5% $650–$1,499 +1.4 pts ▸ 32.9%

11.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

2.0% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.7 pts 9.8%

9.6% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 9.2%

9.0% Other condition even 9.0%

7.7% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 4.5%

4.4% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

1.6% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.2% None +7.0 pts ▸ 63.3%

21.5% One condition ◂ +2.4 pts 19.1%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 6.4%

4.4% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +549 larger in Tweed Heads

851 86th pct 302 66th pct

Median age in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +1 yrs older in Tweed Heads

27 yrs 71st pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +$13 higher in Tweed Heads

$584 39th pct $571 36th pct

Household income in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +$396 higher in Currumbin Waters

$1,371 28th pct $1,767 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +0.4 larger in Currumbin Waters gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

44.2% Couples with children +14.7 pts ▸ 58.9%

36.9% Couples without children ◂ +12.1 pts 24.8%

17.6% One-parent families ◂ +2.3 pts 15.3%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Household size

37.9% 2 people ◂ +4.8 pts 33.2%

34.3% 1 person ◂ +11.7 pts 22.6%

9.3% 4 people +8.5 pts ▸ 17.8%

13.1% 3 people +3.7 pts ▸ 16.8%

3.7% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.8% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +$78 higher in Currumbin Waters gap widening

$390 57th pct $468 84th pct

Mortgage in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +$367 higher in Currumbin Waters gap widening

$1,733 43rd pct $2,100 69th pct

People / bedroom in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

27.2% Owned with a mortgage +13.9 pts ▸ 41.1%

40.0% Owned outright ◂ +5.8 pts 34.3%

28.6% Rented ◂ +6.9 pts 21.7%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

48.7% Separate house +22.6 pts ▸ 71.3%

28.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +27.3 pts 1.0%

22.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.6 pts ▸ 27.6%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.2% 3 bedrooms +11.1 pts ▸ 46.3%

37.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +24.6 pts 13.0%

15.2% 4 bedrooms +12.7 pts ▸ 27.9%

4.0% 5 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

49.8% $350–$549 ◂ +10.3 pts 39.5%

23.8% $200–$349 ◂ +10.5 pts 13.3%

12.2% $550–$749 +10.3 pts ▸ 22.5%

8.5% Under $200 +6.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

2.6% $750 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.9% $1,800–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 38.7%

30.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.7 pts 24.2%

19.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.9 pts 12.4%

11.3% $3,000 or more +6.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +32 more in Tweed Heads

66 71st pct 34 44th pct

Stops/1k in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +0.26 more in Currumbin Waters

3.21 34th pct 3.47 37th pct

Departures/1k in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +147.2 more in Tweed Heads

579.4 41st pct 432.2 36th pct

PT routes in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +13 more in Tweed Heads

16 80th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +53 longer in Tweed Heads

55 94th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters

— 61 77th pct

How people get to work

62.5% Car (driver) +2.8 pts ▸ 65.3%

12.6% Worked at home +0.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

3.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

3.3% Walked ◂ +2.0 pts 1.3%

1.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

44.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.8 pts 32.5%

32.6% 2 vehicles +7.4 pts ▸ 40.0%

9.8% 3 vehicles +5.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

8.4% No vehicle ◂ +3.9 pts 4.5%

4.9% 4 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.0 pts 15.5%

12.6% Construction +1.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 10.4%

9.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.1 pts 7.8%

8.1% Education & training +1.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.2% Professional & technical +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.1% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.1% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

2.1% Rental & real estate ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Occupations people work in

18.7% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 20.9%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 16.6%

15.2% Community & personal service ◂ +2.4 pts 12.8%

10.3% Managers +2.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.3% Labourers ◂ +2.2 pts 9.1%

9.7% Sales workers even 9.7%

5.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +3 higher in Currumbin Waters

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +2 higher in Currumbin Waters

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +4 higher in Currumbin Waters

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +2 higher in Currumbin Waters

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +55 higher in Currumbin Waters

949 29th pct 1,004 53rd pct

ERP in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +11,356 higher in Tweed Heads

21,576 87th pct 10,220 49th pct

Growth in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +1.3 pts higher in Tweed Heads

4.9% 53rd pct 3.6% 41st pct

Businesses in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +578 higher in Tweed Heads

1,831 85th pct 1,253 68th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +60 higher in Tweed Heads

1,810 99th pct 1,751 97th pct

Max temp in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +0.4 higher in Currumbin Waters

25.4 70th pct 25.8 73rd pct

Min temp in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +0.4 higher in Currumbin Waters

15.1 81st pct 15.5 84th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +0.5 higher in Tweed Heads

5.9 58th pct 5.5 51st pct

Types ≤15 min in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters even

5.5 53rd pct 5.5 53rd pct

15-min city in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +10.0 pts higher in Currumbin Waters

69.3% 53rd pct 79.3% 61st pct

Walk to shops in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +4.0 pts higher in Currumbin Waters

76.8% 62nd pct 80.8% 66th pct

Walk to transit in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +5.8 pts higher in Currumbin Waters

82.9% 41st pct 88.7% 46th pct

Walk to school in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +24.8 pts higher in Currumbin Waters

41.5% 24th pct 66.3% 43rd pct

Walk to a park in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +1.9 pts higher in Tweed Heads

86.6% 34th pct 84.7% 32nd pct

Walk to health in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +7.5 pts higher in Tweed Heads

56.8% 59th pct 49.3% 53rd pct

Amenities/1k in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +2.7 more in Tweed Heads

11.3 32nd pct 8.6 14th pct

Intersections/km² in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +37 higher in Currumbin Waters

17 30th pct 54 41st pct

Mean slope in Tweed Heads in Currumbin Waters +0.6 pts higher in Tweed Heads

7.8% 79th pct 7.2% 75th pct

Compare Tweed Heads with nearby areas

Terranora - North Tumbulgum Currumbin Waters Currumbin - Tugun Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera Banora Point Tweed Heads South Elanora Coolangatta

Compare Currumbin Waters with nearby areas

Elanora Currumbin - Tugun Palm Beach Burleigh Heads Tweed Heads Burleigh Waters Coolangatta Reedy Creek - Andrews

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tweed Heads vs Currumbin Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/112031254/tweed-heads/vs/309021232/currumbin-waters