Bilambil Heights

Bilambil Heights
Bilambil Heights is located in New South Wales
Bilambil Heights
Bilambil Heights
Coordinates: 28°12′50″S 153°29′06″E / 28.214°S 153.485°E / -28.214; 153.485
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
1 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 • Total3,491 (2021 census)[1]
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2486

Bilambil Heights is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

The Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung people are the traditional owners of the Tweed region, including Bilambil Heights, and the surrounding areas.[2][3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census, Bilambil Heights recorded a population of 3,491 people,[4] 51.9% female and 48.1% male.

The median age of the Bilambil Heights population was 44 years, 6 years above the national median of 38.

78.7% of people living in Bilambil Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 3.5%, Germany 1.0%, Scotland 0.5%, and South Africa 0.5%.

88.0% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% German, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Spanish, and 0.3% Greek.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bilambil Heights (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Tweed: Aboriginal acknowledgement". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Aboriginal cultural heritage". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "2021 Bilambil Heights, Census All persons QuickStats". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 December 2023.