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Tweed Heads sits on the NSW side of the state border where the Tweed River meets the coast, so life there is strongly riverfront and beachside. The foreshore, estuary and nearby surf beaches draw anglers, boaters and surfers, while a compact town centre beside the river supplies shops, cafes and everyday services. Housing ranges from older lowset homes and riverside houses to apartments along the esplanade, and the community includes long-term locals, retirees and people who live there while working across the border. Good road links and proximity to an international airport make travel easy, and coastal walks and nearby national parkland keep the outdoors close.

Tweed Heads is home to 9,176 people with a median age of 55 and a median household income of $1,138 a week (about $59,176 a year). Families make up a large share of households, and around two in three homes are owner-occupied while about 35.5% are rented. Recent local changes include a new regional hospital that now carries most acute services, the former hospital site being transformed into a neighbourhood with roughly 800 new dwellings and some community health services, a substantial upgrade to the library and civic centre, and ongoing transport planning for motorway and interchange improvements affecting the corridor.

On the figures, housing in Tweed Heads sits well above what a typical local household earned at the last Census. A median house price of $1,495,000 is about 25.3 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census (weekly income $1,138 multiplied by 52), and the median unit price of $987,556 is about 16.7 times that annual income. Rents are also a large share of local income: $900 a week for a house is about 79.1% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and $760 a week for a unit is about 66.8%. If you are renting rather than buying, the rent share is the figure that will matter most to you.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

A standout movement over the past 12 months is a strong 35.8% rise in house values, while unit values increased a solid 8.6%. On the income side, house rents climbed 15.4% and unit rents rose 8.6% over the year.

For someone weighing Tweed Heads as an investment, those figures mean houses led both capital growth and rental income this year: house values climbed much more than unit values, and house rents grew faster than unit rents. Which of those outcomes matters most to you will depend on whether you prioritise capital growth or rental income and on your own circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.