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Tweed Heads West NSW: property data & flags

Suburb-level context for Tweed Heads West from official sources, and the address-level red, yellow and green flags we check before you make an offer or sign a lease.

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Property crime: Tweed Heads West vs NSW

Break-ins to homes145.7NSW 212.3Car theft81NSW 171.2Theft from cars453.4NSW 295.4Theft from homes161.9NSW 196.2Malicious property damage615.3NSW 553.8
Incidents per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months. Coloured bar: Tweed Heads West (red = above the NSW average, green = below). Grey bar: NSW average.
Break-ins to homes145.7 incidents per 100,000 residents · 31% below the NSW rate (212.3) · higher than 48% of NSW suburbs
Car theft81 incidents per 100,000 residents · 53% below the NSW rate (171.2) · higher than 30% of NSW suburbs
Theft from cars453.4 incidents per 100,000 residents · 53% above the NSW rate (295.4) · higher than 81% of NSW suburbs
Theft from homes161.9 incidents per 100,000 residents · 17% below the NSW rate (196.2) · higher than 58% of NSW suburbs
Malicious property damage615.3 incidents per 100,000 residents · 11% above the NSW rate (553.8) · higher than 68% of NSW suburbs

Property offences only, per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months (Apr 2025Mar 2026). Population 6,176 (2021 Census). Percentile computed across the 945 NSW suburbs with 2,000+ residents. Suburb-wide figures, not any one street. Violent-crime categories are deliberately not shown. Data sourced from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0), snapshot 2026-07-24.

Development applications in Tweed Heads West, last 12 months

37 development applications lodged for Tweed Heads West addresses between 2025-08-26 and 2026-08-26, with a combined stated cost of $12.4 million and 12 new dwellings proposed.

Largest by stated cost:

137 KENNEDY DRIVE TWEED HEADS WEST 2485$2,755,500 · Demolition, Multi-dwelling housing · Withdrawn
237 KENNEDY DRIVE TWEED HEADS WEST 2485$1,300,000 · Commercial development, Erection of a new structure · Under Assessment
179 KENNEDY DRIVE TWEED HEADS WEST 2485$876,700 · Subdivision · Determined

Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA data (public record), applications by lodgement date, snapshot 2026-08-26. Costs are applicant-stated estimates. The paid address report checks applications around a specific address, not just this suburb-wide list.

What we check at the address level

Suburb averages can't tell you about one specific property. The full PropertyFlags report checks the address itself against official government layers (flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, development applications nearby, EPA contamination records, defect orders, aircraft and road noise, school catchments and more) and turns them into red, yellow and green flags with the questions to ask the real estate agent.

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Common questions about Tweed Heads West

Is Tweed Heads West safe?

There is no single answer to that for any suburb, but the official numbers say this: across 5 property crime categories, Tweed Heads West sits above the NSW average in 2 and below it in 3, on BOCSAR figures for Apr 2025 to Mar 2026. These are rates for the whole suburb, not any one street, and safety also depends on things no crime table shows. The table above lists each category against the NSW rate.

Is Tweed Heads West flood prone?

A suburb page cannot honestly answer that: flood planning areas are mapped lot by lot, and two houses on the same street can differ. The free PropertyFlags check looks up the actual address against the NSW flood planning layer, along with bushfire, contamination and other hazard maps.

Is Tweed Heads West growing?

No population projection matches Tweed Heads West exactly in the DPHI dataset we carry, so we do not print one. The paid address report checks growth area boundaries and the development pipeline around the specific address.

What does a property report for Tweed Heads West include?

For one address: flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, EPA contamination records, serious defect orders, development applications within 500 m, aircraft, rail and road noise, school catchments, winter sun and more, each finding named with the government register it came from, as red, yellow and green flags.

Nearby suburbs

Banora Point · Bilambil Heights · Murwillumbah · Terranora · Tweed Heads · Tweed Heads South

Suburbs sharing or adjoining postcode 2485; each page carries the same official crime and growth data as this one.