Broadmeadows, New Zealand

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Broadmeadows
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Representative street in Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows, New Zealand
Coordinates: 41°14′14″S174°47′46″E / 41.2373317°S 174.7961818°E / -41.2373317; 174.7961818
CountryNew Zealand
City Wellington City
Local authority Wellington City Council
Electoral ward
Area
[1]
  Land64 ha (158 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
  Total1,670
Postcode(s)
6035, 6037
Johnsonville Johnsonville, Newlands
Mount Kaukau
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Ngauranga
Khandallah

Broadmeadows is a minor western suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It is located to the north of Khandallah and south of Johnsonville. [1] [3] It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Wellington central business district. Despite its name suggesting that the area was once flat open fields, the suburb was created on steeply sloping hills and features the highest streets within Wellington City with a number of houses located more than 300m above sea level. Broadmeadows has a population of 1,635.

Contents

Facilities

Parks and reserves

The Skyline Walkway provides access to Mount Kaukau. [4]

Politics

Local government

In local government Broadmeadows forms part of the Onslow-Western Ward. The ward is represented by Diane Calvert, Simon Woolf and Rebecca Matthews as of 2020. [5]

National government

In national government Broadmeadows is part of the Ōhāriu general electorate represented by Greg O'Connor of the New Zealand Labour Party since 2017. Broadmeadows is in the Te Tai Tonga Māori electorate represented by Rino Tirikatene (Labour) since 2011. [6]

Demographics

Broadmeadows statistical area covers 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi). [7] It had an estimated population of 1,670 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 2,609 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,485    
20131,536+0.48%
20181,629+1.18%
Source: [8]

Broadmeadows had a population of 1,629 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 93 people (6.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 144 people (9.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 591 households, comprising 819 males and 813 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 37.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 306 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 303 (18.6%) aged 15 to 29, 822 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 198 (12.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 65.4% European/Pākehā, 7.6% Māori, 3.3% Pasifika, 30.8% Asian, and 3.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 38.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.3% had no religion, 32.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.0% were Hindu, 2.4% were Muslim, 2.4% were Buddhist and 2.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 564 (42.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 96 (7.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $47,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 420 people (31.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 768 (58.0%) people were employed full-time, 171 (12.9%) were part-time, and 48 (3.6%) were unemployed. [8]

Transport

Broadmeadows is connected to central Wellington by Metlink buses. Bus 24 connects Johnsonville and Broadmeadows to the CBD and goes via Courtenay Place to Miramar Heights.

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