Avenal, New Zealand

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Avenal
Suburb of Invercargill
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Southland Museum and Art Gallery
Avenal, New Zealand
Coordinates: 46°23′56″S168°20′49″E / 46.399°S 168.347°E / -46.399; 168.347 Coordinates: 46°23′56″S168°20′49″E / 46.399°S 168.347°E / -46.399; 168.347
Country New Zealand
City Invercargill
Local authority Invercargill City Council
Area
[1]
 • Land143 ha (353 acres)
Population
 (June 2021) [2]
 • Total1,340
Gladstone Rosedale
(Waihopai River)
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 Windsor
Invercargill Central Richmond

Avenal is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. The suburb includes Queens Park and Southland Museum and Art Gallery.

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Demographics

Avenal covers 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,340 as of June 2021, [2] with a population density of 937 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,158—    
20131,131−0.34%
20181,263+2.23%
Source: [3]
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Queens Park

Avenal had a population of 1,263 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 132 people (11.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 105 people (9.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 555 households. There were 615 males and 648 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 36.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 216 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 270 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 618 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 159 (12.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 79.8% European/Pākehā, 13.1% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 14.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 21.9%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.7% had no religion, 32.8% were Christian, 2.9% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 1.9% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 261 (24.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 198 (18.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 153 people (14.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 579 (55.3%) people were employed full-time, 159 (15.2%) were part-time, and 51 (4.9%) were unemployed. [3]

Education

St John's Girls' School is a state-integrated single-sex school providing education for years 1 to 8 [4] with a roll of 148 as of November 2021. [5] It opened in 1917 as an Anglican school, became independent of the church after the depression, and became state-integrated in 1990. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Avenal (361300). 2018 Census place summary: Avenal
  4. ↑ Education Counts: St John's Girls' School
  5. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Welcome". St John's Girls' School. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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