Cudgen (/kʌdʒən/) is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

In the 2016 Census,[2] Cudgen recorded a population of 857 people, 50% female and 50% male.

The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.5%, Thailand 0.6%, Scotland 0.5%, Japan 0.5%.

94.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Japanese, 0.4% Turkish, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Czech.

The Cudgen Hornets is the local rugby league club that competes in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League competition.