Bilambil Heights NSW 2486
1,685 addresses · 42 streets
Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Bilambil Heights · 665 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Bilambil Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,491 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tweed Heads statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bilambil Heights itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 cafés & restaurants
2 Catholic churches
1 vet
1 gym
1 bakery
4 hardware stores
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Bus interchange: Airport Transit Centre, 5.7 km north-east · Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 5.1 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 43.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 43.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 66.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 58.6%
Population by age in Bilambil Heights
| 0-4 | 185 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 414 |
| 15-19 | 200 |
| 20-24 | 128 |
| 25-34 | 391 |
| 35-44 | 435 |
| 45-54 | 436 |
| 55-64 | 508 |
| 65-74 | 478 |
| 75-84 | 200 |
| 85+ | 107 |
Dwelling types in Bilambil Heights
| House | 1,131 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 67 |
| Apartment | 55 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bilambil Heights
| <$650 | 169 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 396 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 392 |
| $3,000+ | 212 |
Top ancestries in Bilambil Heights
| English | 1,548 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,235 |
| Irish | 490 |
| Scottish | 440 |
| Ancestry NS | 275 |
| Other | 260 |
Housing tenure in Bilambil Heights
| Owned | 464 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 566 |
| Rented | 198 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Bilambil Heights
| 0 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 381 |
| 2 | 526 |
| 3 | 210 |
| 4+ | 93 |
Commute to work in Bilambil Heights
| Car | 1,134 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 7 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 207 |
Top countries of birth in Bilambil Heights
| England | 150 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 123 |
| Germany | 34 |
| Scotland | 19 |
| South Africa | 18 |
| Philippines | 16 |
Languages used at home in Bilambil Heights
| German | 22 |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | 22 |
| Italian | 13 |
| Spanish | 12 |
| Greek | 10 |
| Mandarin | 9 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
65,232 bird observations recorded near Bilambil Heights — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (4,338)
- Australian Pelican (2,909)
- Australasian Darter (2,598)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,571)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,549)
- Australian Torresian Crow (2,504)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,404)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2,319)
- Southern Magpie-lark (2,267)
- White-faced Heron (2,211)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (2,196)
- Great Egret (2,173)
- Noisy Miner (2,113)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bilambil Heights
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,064)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,046)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,028)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (2,015)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (2,014)
- Whistling Kite (1,994)
- Royal Spoonbill (1,904)
- Green Figbird (1,898)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (1,882)
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (1,881)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (1,855)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (1,831)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,823)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (1,822)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,708)
- Crested Tern (1,659)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (1,656)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bilambil Heights:
- Bilambil (2.3 km)
- Cobaki (2.9 km)
- Tweed Heads West (3.2 km)
- Terranora (3.3 km)
- Cobaki Lakes (3.5 km)
- Duroby (3.8 km)
- Bungalora (4.4 km)
- Piggabeen (4.6 km)
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Streets
- Aspen Place (18)
- Banora Terrace (18)
- Bilambil Road (13)
- Bolwarra Place (11)
- Broadwater Esplanade (150)
- Buenavista Drive (37)
- Camphor Laurel Road (1)
- Cobaki Road (3)
- Cobaki Terrace (12)
- Diane Crescent (13)
- Evergreen View (27)
- Fir Street (41)
- Karingal Avenue (58)
- Lake Tahoe Drive (17)
- Lakeview Terrace (99)
- Lamanda Court (15)
- Malua Terrace (17)
- Marana Street (120)
- Mcallisters Road (139)
- Monomeeth Avenue (23)
- Moorabinda Place (8)
- Mount Bilinga Circuit (53)
- Mountain View Esplanade (14)
- Nabilla Street (11)
- Nairana Court (7)
- Nirimba Court (7)
- Owenia Circuit (11)
- Peninsula Drive (174)
- Pulkara Court (24)
- Roberta Crescent (17)
- Scenic Drive (78)
- Sierra Vista Boulevard (41)
- Simpson Drive (107)
- Snowgum Drive (39)
- Steamboat Court (5)
- Stott Street (43)
- Terranora Parade (35)
- Tweed Street (7)
- Vail Court (54)
- Walmsleys Road (28)
- Warringa Drive (71)
- Yvonne Crescent (19)
