Kingscliff, New South Wales
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Kingscliff is a coastal town just south of Tweed Heads
in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales
, Australia
, and is part of Tweed Shire. At the 2006 census
, Kingscliff had a population of 6,016 people.
Kingscliff is a beach community offering a variety of holiday accommodations. Together with the villages of Chinderah
and Fingal
, it is a tourist destination that provides beach and estuary access for swimming, surfing, fishing and water sports.
Its main street, Marine Parade, contains many cafes, shops and accommodation located directly across from Kingscliff beach and creek. The town also contains two primary schools and a state high school.
An oceanway
allows pedestrians and cyclists to move from the historic centre of town out to the emerging new communities along the Tweed Coast in a sustainable
manner.
Kingscliff was the home to Peter and Jeremy Oxley who formed the 1980s band , The Sunnyboys.
In September 2009 Kingscliff hosted a stage of the World Rally Championship
(WRC)
A scene from the movie Aquamarine
was filmed on Marine Parade in late 2007.
Kingscliff Wolves DFC is the local football club and plays in the local Gold Coast Competition.
Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Tweed Heads is a town located on the Tweed River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. Tweed Heads is located next to the border with Queensland, adjacent to the "Twin Town" of Coolangatta, a suburb of the Gold Coast...
in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and is part of Tweed Shire. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Kingscliff had a population of 6,016 people.
Kingscliff is a beach community offering a variety of holiday accommodations. Together with the villages of Chinderah
Chinderah, New South Wales
Chinderah is a suburb in the Tweed Shire. It is located south of Tweed Heads and next to the seaside township of Kingscliff. An industrial estate, golf course and small shopping precinct are located within the area....
and Fingal
Fingal Head, New South Wales
Fingal Head was first sighted by James Cook about 17:15 EST 15–16 May 1770 . The area and small town is often just called Fingal. It is located on the Far North Coast of New South Wales in Tweed Shire, about 5 km south of the New South Wales and Queensland border, and south of the Gold Coast...
, it is a tourist destination that provides beach and estuary access for swimming, surfing, fishing and water sports.
Its main street, Marine Parade, contains many cafes, shops and accommodation located directly across from Kingscliff beach and creek. The town also contains two primary schools and a state high school.
An oceanway
Oceanway
An oceanway is a form of foreshoreway that provides sustainable public access along an oceanfront area. The terminology was derived to avoid the perception of a pavement favouring either pedestrians or cyclists ....
allows pedestrians and cyclists to move from the historic centre of town out to the emerging new communities along the Tweed Coast in a sustainable
Sustainable transport
Sustainable transport refers to any means of transport with low impact on the environment, and includes walking and cycling, transit oriented development, green vehicles, CarSharing, and building or protecting urban transport systems that are fuel-efficient, space-saving and promote healthy...
manner.
Kingscliff was the home to Peter and Jeremy Oxley who formed the 1980s band , The Sunnyboys.
In September 2009 Kingscliff hosted a stage of the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
(WRC)
A scene from the movie Aquamarine
Aquamarine (film)
Aquamarine is a 2006 Australian-American teen fantasy comedy film starring Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts, and Joanna "JoJo" Levesque . The film, which was made in both the United States and Australia, was released in North America on March 3, 2006...
was filmed on Marine Parade in late 2007.
Kingscliff Wolves DFC is the local football club and plays in the local Gold Coast Competition.