Tweed Heads South is a suburb located on the Tweed River in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

Tweed Heads South New South Wales
Soorley Street, 2017
Tweed Heads South
Coordinates	28°11′39″S 153°32′21″E
Population	7,902 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2486
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	103 km (64 mi) SSE of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)	Tweed
Federal division(s)	Richmond

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Tweed Heads South recorded a population of 7,902 people, 53.3% female and 46.7% male.[1] The median age of the Tweed Heads South population was 52 years, 15 years above the national median of 37. 72.3% of people living in Tweed Heads South were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.4%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1%, China 0.8%, Philippines 0.7%. 89.5% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% Mandarin, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Thai.[1]

Sport and recreation

A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including South Tweed RLFC and South Tweed Heads Colts Junior Cricket Club who play home games at Dave Burns Field. Tweed United Soccer Club is a men's and women's junior and senior soccer club based at Arkinstall Park. South Tweed Skatepark is also located in Tweed Heads South next to Tweed River High School on Heffron Street.

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