Suburb Profiles
Banora Point
Banora Point is a relatively new area, covering about 12 square kilometres, and is located south of South Tweed Heads, east of Terranora, and adjoins the Tweed River. The elevated areas offer views of the ocean, hinterland and district.
Demand for properties on the elevated East Banora Point peninsula has increased in recent years. This is due to the ocean and coastline views offered from many homes and the peaceful living offered due to only one main road providing access to most homes.
The established area of Oxley Cove is a boaties paradise, offering water/canal front living with easy access to the ocean via the Tweed River.
Most popular amongst young families with children, the Banora Point area offers access to a wide range of public and private schools as well as a variety of child care centres. It is also popular with retirees, who prefer to live in the level section adjacent to Leisure and Darlington Drives, due to easy walking access to shops, medical services and Club Banora. There are several retirement villages and cluster-housing developments in this vicinity.
Banora Point has experienced vast growth over the past two decades.
Banora Shopping Village includes a Bi-Lo supermarket, Australia Post, newsagent, pharmacy, bottle shop, video shop, hairdresser, travel agency, café, chicken shop, butcher, bakery, medical and dental services. The closest major shopping centre is Tweed City Shopping Centre, which is located just five minutes away, at South Tweed Heads
Cabarita
Only 15 minutes south of Gold Coast Airport, Cabarita Beach is a peaceful coastal town known for its excellent surfing beach and wide variety of accommodation. With large areas of protected wetlands, the town of Cabarita only has limited development, creating a quiet, relaxed holiday atmosphere.
Cabarita features a small but well equipped shopping centre with takeaway food, restaurants, beachside hotel, supermarket, surf and fishing needs will supply you with the necessities of life whilst you enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the surrounding town.
Bounded by Nature Reserve to the north and west and the Pacific Ocean to the east, this typical coastal village of some 3000 residents represents a unique lifestyle. It boasts many features such as bike tracks, coastal walkways, and littoral rainforests, guaranteed to keep you active.
There is also a new skateboard park plus headland BBQ and picnic areas with uninterrupted views over the ocean; whale watching is a local pastime. The beach is renowned for its surfing and hosts many carnivals during the year; the Greenback Tailor Fishing Competition is an annual charity event and attracts hundreds of competitors from NSW and QLD.
The original name for this pretty little town is Bogangar, an Aboriginal word meaning 'place of many pipis', which refers to the ancient ceremonial shell middens in the area.
Kingscliff
Located 30 minutes south of the Queensland border, Kingscliff is a beautiful beachside community and a famous tourist destination that provides the best of the New Tweed Coast. It is a township of some 4,500 residents with a friendly welcoming atmosphere.
Its main street, Marine Parade, is brimming with cafes, shops, galleries, boutiques, accommodation and is located directly across from the beautiful Kingscliff beach and creek. The town also hosts two primary schools and a high school accommodating approximately 1500 students.
About 40 minutes north of Byron Bay, Kingscliff has a magnificent stretch of patrolled golden beaches that are ideal for surfing, rock fishing, swimming or just soaking up the sun. Various water sports, canoeing, crab fishing and River cruises are some of the many sun soaked activities available on the Tweed River. There are world-class surf breaks and a reef break at the southern end of Kingscliff.
With a steadily growing population and increasingly sought-after real estate, Kingscliff is quintessentially laid back yet still has a bustling town centre and plenty of recreational attractions and sporting clubs.
Kingscliff is also an easy drive to the Gold Coast and the theme parks, as well as the natural beauty of Mount Warning, Mount Tamborine and the World Heritage National Parks nearby.
The rich volcanic soils of the surrounding Cudgen and Tweed Valley areas were the first areas farmed in the region, and today the land is still fairly intensively farmed, with new crops such as exotic tropical fruits taking over from the early dairying and cane of the region. The enormous variety of tropical fruits suited to the area can be seen growing at the nearby Tropical Fruit World.
Pottsville
The natural surrounding beauty of Pottsville is spectacular with long, uninterrupted beaches, set at the mouth of a creek. You can enjoy the breath taking coastline, stunning in-land rainforests, expanses of rural land and many sporting, leisure and community based activities the town has to offer.
Located in the southern part of the Tweed Coast, Pottsville is a close knit community that is rapidly growing. Pottsville is one of the Tweed Coast’s most affordable towns in which to buy coastal real estate, with development sites like Black Rocks, Koala Beach and SeaBreeze, a buying or renting opportunity is simple. Residents are already noticing some good long-term capital growth.
On the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month the town hosts the Pottsville Markets and is a hive of activity. There are animal rides for the children, arts and crafts to view, plenty of food, music and local produce. Pottsville also has many sporting opportunities, with Soccer, AFL, Hockey, Football, Horse riding, Tennis and Surfing. The family will have plenty of opportunity to socialise and become a local.
The Pottsville Beach Bicentennial Environment Park is another attraction for bushwalking and picnics, and there are plenty of other picnic areas on the beachfront. There are also tennis courts and a nearby golf course for sporting enthusiasts.
