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Banora Point vs Tweed Heads

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Banora Point profile · Tweed Heads profile

Banora Point Tweed Heads

Banora Point and Tweed Heads are neighbouring areas with very different housing and layouts. Banora Point is more residential, with 61.6% of homes being separate houses and 78.9% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Tweed Heads is much denser, where flats or apartments are the most common home type and 38.3% of people live alone. The two areas also differ in accessibility; Tweed Heads is very walkable, while Banora Point is mostly car-dependent, with only 0.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to 67.6% in Tweed Heads.

These differences in lifestyle are mirrored in the demographics, where residents are noticeably older in Tweed Heads with a typical age of 55. Despite this, the two areas share a similar economic profile, with typical weekly personal incomes of $629 in Banora Point and $660 in Tweed Heads. They are also alike in their levels of volunteering and the share of people with no religion. While both areas have populations that are older than the national figure, the gap in their typical ages has remained a consistent feature of these two neighbours.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 36.7 pts higher in Banora Point 3+ bedrooms: 34.0 pts higher in Banora Point Renting: 15.3 pts higher in Tweed Heads Population: 7,284 larger in Banora Point Living alone: 10.7 pts higher in Tweed Heads

Demographics & Identity

Population in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +7,284 larger in Banora Point gap steady
16,460 89th pct 9,176 87th pct
Median age in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +6 yrs older in Tweed Heads gap narrowing
49 yrs 67th pct 55 yrs 86th pct
First Nations in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +2.1 pts higher in Banora Point gap steady
5.1% 74th pct 3.0% 60th pct
Aged 65+ in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +4.2 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap narrowing
31.8% 88th pct 36.0% 92nd pct
Under 15 in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +4.3 pts higher in Banora Point gap narrowing
15.2% 37th pct 11.0% 19th pct
De facto in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +2.5 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap widening
10.4% 35th pct 12.9% 56th pct

Age structure

31.8% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 36.0%
24.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.1 pts 24.2%
18.8% Young adults (25–44) +2.6 pts ▸ 21.4%
15.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.3 pts 11.0%
10.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 7.7%

Marital status

46.8% Married ◂ +6.7 pts 40.0%
29.0% Never married +3.3 pts ▸ 32.3%
11.0% Divorced +3.5 pts ▸ 14.5%
9.7% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 9.4%
3.5% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Banora Point Tweed Heads

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +5.2 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap steady
15.3% 65th pct 20.5% 77th pct

Country of birth

79.8% Australia ◂ +8.9 pts 70.9%
4.8% England +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.6% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.8% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.5% India even 0.5%
0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.3% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.3% English ◂ +2.3 pts 43.0%
38.0% Australian ◂ +5.7 pts 32.3%
13.0% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 14.4%
12.0% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 11.2%
4.2% German even 4.1%
2.8% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%
1.0% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.1% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.7% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +3.6 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap steady
4.4% 57th pct 8.0% 72nd pct
Limited English in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.3 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap steady
0.4% 68th pct 0.8% 73rd pct

Language used at home

91.1% English only ◂ +7.3 pts 83.8%
0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%
0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%
0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Arabic even 0.1%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.7 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap steady
37.9% 42nd pct 38.6% 44th pct

Religious affiliation

53.7% Christianity ◂ +5.0 pts 48.6%
37.9% No religion +0.7 pts ▸ 38.6%
6.9% Not stated +3.5 pts ▸ 10.4%
0.8% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.4% Other religions even 0.4%
0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +2.8 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap widening
42.8% 44th pct 45.7% 52nd pct
Bachelor+ in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +4.5 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap widening
13.6% 46th pct 18.1% 62nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.01 more in Banora Point
2.00 29th pct 1.99 29th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads even
15 86th pct 15 86th pct
Avg size in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +118 larger in Banora Point
461 67th pct 343 53rd pct
ICSEA in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +31 higher in Banora Point
1,035 73rd pct 1,004 59th pct

Highest year of school

42.8% Year 12 +2.8 pts ▸ 45.7%
30.1% Year 10 ◂ +4.0 pts 26.1%
12.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 10.7%
7.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 6.8%

Highest qualification level

36.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.2 pts 28.9%
17.1% Bachelor degree +4.0 pts ▸ 21.1%
17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 15.1%
3.8% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%
2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

17.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.3 pts 16.4%
13.0% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 12.0%
11.6% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 10.8%
11.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 10.1%
9.0% Education ◂ +1.4 pts 7.6%
7.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%
6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%
2.6% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%
1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +$31 higher in Tweed Heads gap widening
$629 29th pct $660 34th pct
Household income in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +$130 higher in Banora Point gap narrowing
$1,268 30th pct $1,138 21st pct
Family income in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +$84 higher in Banora Point gap narrowing
$1,571 31st pct $1,487 26th pct
High earners in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.7 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap steady
5.8% 37th pct 6.5% 41st pct
High-income homes in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +2.1 pts higher in Banora Point gap widening
12.5% 39th pct 10.4% 31st pct

Household income distribution

33.2% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 35.5%
26.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 22.9%
20.8% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 24.0%
7.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 5.4%
5.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

Personal income distribution

48.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 44.1%
31.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 31.4%
11.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 11.6%
1.8% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +3.1 pts higher in Banora Point
37.1% 85th pct 34.0% 74th pct
Mental health in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +1.5 pts higher in Banora Point
10.0% 69th pct 8.6% 54th pct
Needs assistance in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +1.3 pts higher in Banora Point gap steady
9.8% 89th pct 8.5% 85th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.7% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 13.1%
10.0% Mental health ◂ +1.5 pts 8.6%
9.7% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%
8.9% Asthma ◂ +2.0 pts 6.9%
6.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 6.4%
5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%
4.7% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%
1.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.6% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.6% None ◂ +0.4 pts 55.2%
23.4% One condition ◂ +0.9 pts 22.5%
8.5% Two conditions ◂ +1.0 pts 7.5%
5.3% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.1 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap steady
12.5% 22nd pct 12.6% 23rd pct
Unpaid carers in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +1.5 pts higher in Banora Point gap steady
14.1% 64th pct 12.6% 48th pct
Unpaid child care in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +5.7 pts higher in Banora Point gap narrowing
23.1% 39th pct 17.4% 18th pct
Defence service in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.2 pts higher in Banora Point
4.5% 76th pct 4.2% 74th pct
Housework 15h+ in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +3.7 pts higher in Banora Point gap steady
22.4% 39th pct 18.7% 21st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +570 larger in Banora Point
847 87th pct 277 86th pct
Median age in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +7 yrs older in Tweed Heads
25 yrs 46th pct 32 yrs 69th pct
Year 12 in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +3.9 pts higher in Banora Point
40.4% 51st pct 36.5% 41st pct
Unemployment in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +3.2 pts higher in Tweed Heads
7.5% 37th pct 10.7% 52nd pct
Median income in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +$8 higher in Tweed Heads
$583 44th pct $591 45th pct
Household income in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +$318 higher in Banora Point
$1,713 51st pct $1,395 37th pct
Indigenous language in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +1.4 pts higher in Banora Point
4.3% 51st pct 2.9% 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.4 larger in Banora Point gap steady
2.4 43rd pct 2.0 14th pct
One-parent in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.7 pts higher in Banora Point gap steady
17.5% 81st pct 16.8% 78th pct
Living alone in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +10.7 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap narrowing
27.6% 64th pct 38.3% 89th pct

Family composition

47.9% Couples with children ◂ +9.8 pts 38.2%
33.3% Couples without children +10.2 pts ▸ 43.5%
17.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.7 pts 16.8%
1.2% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

38.8% 2 people +1.2 pts ▸ 40.0%
27.6% 1 person +10.7 pts ▸ 38.3%
13.4% 3 people ◂ +2.5 pts 10.9%
12.6% 4 people ◂ +5.4 pts 7.2%
5.2% 5 people ◂ +2.8 pts 2.5%
2.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +$37 higher in Banora Point gap widening
$440 87th pct $403 82nd pct
Mortgage in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +$138 higher in Banora Point gap narrowing
$1,871 65th pct $1,733 57th pct
People / bedroom in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.10 higher in Tweed Heads gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +15.3 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap steady
18.6% 56th pct 33.9% 84th pct
Owned outright in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +4.6 pts higher in Banora Point gap widening
45.8% 64th pct 41.2% 50th pct
Separate houses in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +36.7 pts higher in Banora Point gap narrowing
61.6% 11th pct 24.9% 1st pct
3+ bedrooms in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +34.0 pts higher in Banora Point gap steady
78.9% 48th pct 44.9% 6th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.8% Owned outright ◂ +4.6 pts 41.2%
18.6% Rented +15.3 pts ▸ 33.9%
31.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.6 pts 20.5%
2.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%
1.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

61.6% Separate house ◂ +36.7 pts 24.9%
3.3% Flat or apartment +41.0 pts ▸ 44.2%
35.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.0 pts 30.2%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

46.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.8 pts 34.3%
16.4% 2 bedrooms +29.7 pts ▸ 46.1%
26.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.7 pts 8.1%
3.0% 1 bedroom +3.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
6.0% 5 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 2.5%
0.2% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

45.9% $350–$549 +7.8 pts ▸ 53.7%
22.4% $550–$749 ◂ +10.0 pts 12.4%
14.7% $200–$349 +3.5 pts ▸ 18.2%
11.2% Under $200 ◂ +2.4 pts 8.8%
2.5% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.9 pts 28.1%
28.6% $1,000–$1,799 +1.6 pts ▸ 30.2%
16.2% Under $1,000 +6.1 pts ▸ 22.3%
10.5% $3,000 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +5.6 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap narrowing
5.4% 75th pct 11.0% 88th pct
Work from home in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +2.6 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap widening
10.8% 29th pct 13.4% 39th pct
PT commute in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.5 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap narrowing
0.3% 62nd pct 0.8% 70th pct
PT stops in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +27 more in Banora Point
58 88th pct 31 86th pct
Stops/1k in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +0.15 more in Banora Point
3.52 71st pct 3.38 71st pct
Departures/1k in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +408.7 more in Tweed Heads
425.5 77th pct 834.2 85th pct
PT routes in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +9 more in Tweed Heads
7 86th pct 16 86th pct
Stop walk in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +4 longer in Tweed Heads
9 44th pct 13 50th pct

How people get to work

66.9% Car (driver) ◂ +9.1 pts 57.8%
10.8% Worked at home +2.6 pts ▸ 13.4%
0.9% Walked +5.4 pts ▸ 6.3%
4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%
0.6% Bicycle +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.3% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 1 vehicle +9.2 pts ▸ 49.5%
37.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.8 pts 29.6%
11.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.9 pts 6.4%
5.4% No vehicle +5.6 pts ▸ 11.0%
5.7% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +7.4 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap widening
37.2% 71st pct 44.7% 87th pct
Recent arrivals in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +8.0 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap narrowing
5.5% 44th pct 13.5% 75th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +1.4 pts higher in Tweed Heads gap narrowing
4.3% 60th pct 5.7% 75th pct
Participation in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +4.4 pts higher in Banora Point gap narrowing
50.7% 23rd pct 46.3% 14th pct
Full-time in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +2.1 pts higher in Banora Point gap widening
50.5% 17th pct 48.4% 13th pct

Industries people work in

19.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 18.7%
13.4% Retail trade ◂ +3.8 pts 9.6%
10.8% Construction +0.8 pts ▸ 11.7%
10.0% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 10.6%
8.1% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%
4.4% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%
4.3% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.9% Other services even 4.0%
3.0% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.0% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%
1.7% Rental & real estate +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

16.0% Professionals +4.0 pts ▸ 19.9%
14.7% Community & personal service +1.5 pts ▸ 16.2%
15.6% Technicians & trades +0.1 pts ▸ 15.7%
13.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 11.0%
12.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.7 pts 9.4%
10.7% Managers ◂ +0.8 pts 9.9%
10.6% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 10.3%
5.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +3.6 higher in Tweed Heads
3.7 76th pct 7.3 94th pct
Types ≤15 min in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +3.3 more in Tweed Heads
3.4 74th pct 6.7 92nd pct
15-min city in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +51.7 pts higher in Tweed Heads
35.5% 76th pct 87.2% 93rd pct
Walk to shops in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +46.7 pts higher in Tweed Heads
40.7% 77th pct 87.4% 93rd pct
Walk to transit in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +8.2 pts higher in Tweed Heads
83.7% 82nd pct 91.9% 85th pct
Walk to school in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +12.9 pts higher in Tweed Heads
58.8% 78th pct 71.7% 82nd pct
Walk to a park in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +10.3 pts higher in Tweed Heads
89.2% 80th pct 99.5% 86th pct
Walk to health in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +67.2 pts higher in Tweed Heads
0.5% 72nd pct 67.6% 89th pct
Amenities/1k in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +12.3 more in Tweed Heads
5.0 29th pct 17.3 58th pct
Intersections/km² in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +190 higher in Tweed Heads
112 86th pct 302 95th pct
Mean slope in Banora Pointin Tweed Heads +2.8 pts higher in Banora Point
8.7% 74th pct 5.8% 52nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Banora Point vs Tweed Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10186/banora-point/vs/SAL14002/tweed-heads