Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Tweed Heads is a coastal city in New South Wales. It is located at the mouth of the Tweed River in the Northern Rivers region. It is the seat of the Tweed Shire Council.
| Tweed Heads New South Wales | |||||||||
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  From top: Twin Towns, Tweed Heads Marina | |||||||||
  Tweed Heads | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°11′0″S 153°33′0″E / 28.18333°S 153.55000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 63,721 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1844 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2485 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Tweed Shire | ||||||||
| Region | Northern Rivers | ||||||||
| County | Rous[2] | ||||||||
| Parish | Terranora[2] | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Tweed | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Richmond | ||||||||
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Tweed Heads is located on the border between New South Wales and Queensland. Just north of Tweed Heads on the other side of the border is the suburb of Coolangatta on the Gold Coast.
Tweed Heads is often considered a place where people can change time zones. This is because between October and April, New South Wales has daylight savings, but Queensland does not, which means Queensland is one hour behind New South Wales during those months. People often go to Tweed Heads on New Year's Eve because they can celebrate twice by simply crossing a street.
References
change- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tweed Heads (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tweed Heads". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ↑ "Murwillumbuh (Bray Park)". Climate Averages for Australian Sites. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
