Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $905.75K over the last 24 months. 77% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Tweed Heads is dominated by R2 — Low Density Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Tweed Heads 2485 covers an undefined area within Tweed Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in Tweed Heads
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb · 275 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 42,667 dwellings, with 3,404,402 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
1.4% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Landscape architect · serves Tweed Heads, NSW
9 Enid St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
Greater Sydney Region Plan / NSW Department of Planning forecast.
DA activity
166 development applications for Tweed Heads addresses were decided by Tweed Shire Council over the past 24 months. 127 approved — a 77% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
49 businesses serving Tweed Heads and nearby.
Landscape architect
9 Enid St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Property management company
Ultima Harbourside, Shop 5/25-33 Wharf St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Financial consultant
Shop 1/2-6 Sands St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Real estate agency
Unit 10/82 Keith Compton Dr, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Locksmith
16 Bay St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Landscaper
9/1 Sands St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
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Tweed Heads is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 1,103 of 2,055 lots (56%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (56%), R3 Medium Density Residential (29%), E2 Commercial Centre (7%), MU1 Mixed Use (4%), RE1 Public Recreation (4%).
Across Tweed Heads, the average maximum building height is 15.0 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 1.50:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 1,663 lots in Tweed Heads appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Tweed Heads over the past 24 months is $905,750, across 572 sales. Median unimproved land value is $826,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Tweed Heads is $768. Gross rental yield works out to 4.5%.
Tweed Shire Council decided 166 development applications for Tweed Heads addresses over the past 24 months, with 127 approved (77% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Tweed Heads, 4.7% bushfire-prone, 0.7% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
1,904 of 2,055 lots in Tweed Heads show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 40.4 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Tweed Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Property management company · serves Tweed Heads, NSW
Ultima Harbourside, Shop 5/25-33 Wharf St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Tweed Heads.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2485 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Tweed Shire Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →