Tweed Heads Property Market Update 1st Half 2026
Tweed offers a unique blend of coastal beauty and urban convenience, with pristine beaches and a thriving arts scene. Its proximity to the Gold Coast and excellent amenities makes it an ideal spot for those seeking a vibrant yet laid-back lifestyle.
Property Trends
In Q4 2025, Tweed recorded a median house price of $1,333,500 and a median unit price of $900,000. This represents an annual (Q4 2024 – Q4 2025) growth of 11.1% for houses and 13.6% for units. This suggests that now is an ideal time for homeowners to transact and capitalize on their investments. Comparing Q4 2024 and Q4 2025, total sales increased by 33.4% (to 475 sales in Q4 2025) for houses and surged by 88.7% (to 466 sales in Q4 2025) for units, highlighting a highly demanded market. This created a buffer against higher interest rates. With a limited number of new housing supply in the 2026 pipeline, buyers should act fast.
Project Development
Tweed will see approx. $1.0B of new projects commencing construction in 2026. There are many residential projects planned in the Tweed Shire, including: 12 townhouses, 154 units, 18 dwellings, and 78 land lots. This will add new housing stock, however compared to Q4 2025 sales of 475 houses and 466 units, this is not enough. Thus, housing supply will remain insufficient, pushing up prices further, for all property types.
Rental Market & Growth
House rental yield in Tweed was 4.3% as of December 2025, higher than Tweed Shire (3.5%) and Gold Coast Main (3.5%). This is paired with a 31.9% surge in median house rental price in the past 12 months to Q4 2025, at $1,200 per week, along with a 33.3% growth in the number of houses rented (to 20 houses in Q4 2025). This indicates a highly demanded and competitive house rental market, one that needs more investors to enter the market.
Vacancy Rates & Property Investment
Tweed recorded a vacancy rate of 0.9% in December 2025, lower than the Tweed Shire average of 1.1% and Gold Coast Main’s average of 1.3%. Vacancy rates have increased in the past 12 months, due to investors re-entering the market. However, a 0.9% vacancy rate is significantly below the Real Estate Institution of Australia’s healthy benchmark of 3.0%, indicating quicker occupancy of rental homes in Tweed. This creates an ideal environment for investors, even with the median house and unit sales prices (thus, entry prices) increasing in the past 12 months to Q4 2025.
