Tweed Heads
| Tweed Heads New South Wales | |||||||||
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From top: Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts, Tweed Heads Marina | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°11′0″S 153°33′0″E / 28.18333°S 153.55000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 63,721 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||
| Established | 1844 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Tweed Shire | ||||||||
| Region | Northern Rivers | ||||||||
| County | Rous | ||||||||
| Parish | Terranora | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Tweed | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Richmond | ||||||||
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Tweed Heads is a coastal city at the mouth of the Tweed River in the Northern Rivers region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tweed Heads is the northernmost town in New South Wales, and is located in the Tweed Shire local government area. It is situated 830 km (520 mi) north of Sydney and 103 km (64 mi) south of Brisbane. The town is next to the border with Queensland and is adjacent to its "twin town" of Coolangatta, which is a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland.