Tweed Heads South Area Profile

NSW 2486|Council: Tweed Shire

3 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Below avg7,415 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 55% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↑+15.1% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Breach bail conditions750

Steal from retail store634

Malicious damage to property599

Source: BOCSAR, Tweed Shire LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

365 days/year

Registration required

No day limit — host year-round

Non-hosted STRA capped at 365d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

930

avg ICSEA

Below average

6 schools in area

Public

Tweed River High School

940

Caldera School

936

Tweed Heads South Public School

882

Private / Independent

Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School

781

Pacific Coast Christian School

1027

Pacific Hope Christian School

1014

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.2784c

Minimum rate$1,274.05

FY 2025-26, Tweed Shire Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Tweed Heads South (this area)	Tweed Shire	Below avg	930	365d	—2025-26
Banora Point2486	Tweed Shire	Below avg	1010	365d	—
Byron Bay2481	Byron Shire	Above avg	1081	60d	—
Goonellabah2480	Lismore	High	943	—	$642

Tweed Shire Council

Byron Shire Council

Lismore Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Tweed Shire) level unless otherwise noted.