How Tweed Heads voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Richmond · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Tweed Heads favoured Labor 54.7% (v Coalition 45.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.6 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 32.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 51.9 | Lab 53.0 | Lab 54.7 | Lab +1.6 |
| Labor | 33.4% | 31.5% | 32.4% | +0.9 |
| Coalition | 42.7% | 27.2% | 28.4% | +1.1 |
| Greens | 12.3% | 16.1% | 18.9% | +2.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.8% | 7.2% | +2.4 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 5.1% | 2.3% | -2.8 |
| Others | 10.1% | 15.2% | 10.9% | -4.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Tweed Heads | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,182 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 16.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 29.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 40.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 20.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 8.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 20,563 (17,254 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweed Heads RICHMOND PPVC | PPVC | 28% | yes |
| Tweed Heads South PPVC | PPVC | 27% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Tweed Heads West | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Bilambil | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Tweed Heads | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Tweed Heads Central | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Richmond
- Ballina
- Bangalow
- Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores
- Byron Bay
- Lennox Head - Skennars Head
- Mullumbimby
- Kingscliff - Fingal Head
- Murwillumbah
- Murwillumbah Surrounds
- Pottsville
- Banora Point
- Terranora - North Tumbulgum
- Tweed Heads South
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.