Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Tweed Heads is a coastal town 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.
| Tweed Heads New South Wales | |||||||||
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From top: Twin Towns, Tweed Heads Marina | |||||||||
Tweed Heads | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°11′0″S 153°33′0″E | ||||||||
| Population | 63,721 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Parish | Terranora | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Tweed | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Richmond | ||||||||
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Tweed Heads is often referred to as a town where people can change time zones – even celebrate New Year twice within an hour – simply by crossing the street, due to its proximity to the Queensland border, and the fact that New South Wales observes daylight saving whereas Queensland does not.