Tweed Heads West flood & bushfire risk
Of Tweed Heads West’s 3,956 mapped properties, 80.7% are in a mapped flood area and 19.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Tweed Heads West’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Tweed Heads West address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Tweed Heads West
Flood and bushfire areas across Tweed Heads West. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Tweed Heads West
Tweed Heads West sits in the Tweed council area, which recorded 7,431 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,431 total. Figures are for the whole Tweed council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Tweed Heads West
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Tweed Heads West shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Tweed Heads West
Tweed Heads West is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
School catchments in Tweed Heads West
Tweed Heads West can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Tweed Heads West
At the 2021 Census, 18.8% of Tweed Heads West’s 6,176 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Tweed Heads West
Tweed council approved 411 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tweed council area (not just Tweed Heads West). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11/1-23 Cupania Court, Tweed Heads West NSW 2485
- 14 Lakes Drive, Tweed Heads West NSW 2485
- 1 Wollemi Place, Tweed Heads West NSW 2485
- 21/2 Barrett Street, Tweed Heads West NSW 2485
- 21 Limosa Road, Tweed Heads West NSW 2485
- 25 Benson Street, Tweed Heads West NSW 2485
- 2 Perch Place, Tweed Heads West NSW 2485
- 65/1-9 Gray Street, Tweed Heads West NSW 2485
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Tweed
Compare Tweed Heads West with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.