Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $837.5K over the last 24 months. 84% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Tweed Heads South 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 South 2486 covers an undefined area within Tweed Shire Council.
Drill into any lot in Tweed Heads South
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
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 55,250 dwellings, with 4,416,183 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
37% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 0% of lots carry heritage controls; 1.9% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community; 0.1% of lots are exposed to projected sea-level rise.
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
Home builder · serves Tweed Heads South, NSW
30/12 Tierneys Pl, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486
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
120 development applications for Tweed Heads South addresses were decided by Tweed Shire Council over the past 24 months. 101 approved — a 84% 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
48 businesses serving Tweed Heads South and nearby.
Home builder
30/12 Tierneys Pl, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486
Heating equipment supplier
Unit 5/84 Industry Dr, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486
Cleaning service
4/17 Machinery Dr, Tweed Heads South NSW 2485
Electrician
1 Loyal Ct, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486
House cleaning service
1-3 Agnes St, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486
Home builder
4/129 Minjungbal Dr, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486
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Tweed Heads South is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 1,164 of 2,232 lots (57%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (57%), R1 General Residential (18%), R3 Medium Density Residential (14%), E3 Productivity Support (9%), RE1 Public Recreation (3%).
Across Tweed Heads South, the average maximum building height is 10.5 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 1.31:1. 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 — 1,670 lots in Tweed Heads South 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 South over the past 24 months is $837,500, across 339 sales. Median unimproved land value is $517,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Tweed Heads South is $728. Gross rental yield works out to 4.3%.
Tweed Shire Council decided 120 development applications for Tweed Heads South addresses over the past 24 months, with 101 approved (84% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Tweed Heads South, 0% with heritage controls, 37.1% bushfire-prone, 0.4% 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.
2,024 of 2,232 lots in Tweed Heads South show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 31.7 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Tweed Shire Council and nearby postcodes.
Heating equipment supplier · serves Tweed Heads South, NSW
Unit 5/84 Industry Dr, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486
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 South.
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 2486 — 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 →