Bryndwr | |
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 The former Bryndwr railway station at Elmwood corner | |
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| Coordinates: 43°30′13″S172°35′38″E / 43.5035°S 172.5940°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Christchurch |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 331 ha (818 acres) |
| Population (June 2023) [3] | |
| • Total | 9,410 |
| Bishopdale | Papanui | |
| Burnside |   Bryndwr  | Strowan |
| Ilam | Fendalton |
Bryndwr ( /ˈbrɪndwər/ BRIND-wər; Welsh: [brənˈduːr] [4] [5] ) is a suburb in the north-west of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Bryndwr, meaning 'hillside by water' (from Bryn "hillside" + dŵr "by water"), and probably named for the slopes beside the Wairarapa and Waimairi streams which run through the suburb, is one of the few places in New Zealand with a name of Welsh origin. It was given this name by Charles Alured Jeffreys, (1821–1904) of Glandyfi, Machynlleth, Wales. He farmed this area after being given 100 acres (40 ha) freehold by his father-in-law Thomas Parr in 1851, who was granted Rural Section 188 from the Canterbury Association. [6] Jeffreys also took a further 100 acres (40 ha) leasehold. [7] He and his wife Clara Ellen emigrated on the Tasmania arriving in Lyttelton in 1853. [8]
His land, sections 503 and 504, [9] was known as Bryndwr Farm, Fendall Town. Jeffreys subdivided the land, selling 180 lots at auction as the "valuable suburb of Bryndwr", in 1880. [10] Many streets he named in the area have Welsh associations including Jeffreys, Plynlimon, Penhelig, Glandovey (Anglicised over time from Glandyfi), Idris, (from Cadair Idris), [11] Snowdon, Garreg, and Bryndwr Road. Jeffreys, his wife and daughter returned to Glandyfi castle after his elder brother, Edward, died in 1888. [12]
A 1922 map of Christchurch shows "Bryndwr Station" railway station north of the intersection of Normans Road and Wairakei Road (then Wairarapa Road). [13] The farm owned by William Warner of Warner's Hotel in the Norman's Road area of Bryndwr was subdivided, and the Normans Road shops included the Warner farmhouse. In about 1957, the Roper's Foodmarket in this group of shops was designed by local architect Paul Pascoe. [14]
Land was further subdivided during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and these streets were laid out in the sinuous nested form of the Radburn design. The subdivision included the land that was the Bateman farm, on Greers Road, [15] and extended between what is now Memorial Avenue, and Wairakei Road, and north of Wairakei Road including around the Greer homestead built in 1878, at what is now 302 Greers Road, [16] and land owned by Christ's College, Christchurch. [15] Street names from this period of subdivision included notable politicians (Attlee, Truman, Evatt, Eden), Otago landmarks (Earnslaw, Hollyford, Hooker, Aorangi, Lyall, Sealy), names associated with Christ's College, (Blanch, Bourne, Condell, Hudson, Flower, Harris, Merton, Moreland, Richards, Tothill), and HMS Bounty, (Bounty, Resolution, Pitcairn, Christian). [15] The houses along Wayside Avenue included exhibition homes. [16]
Bryndwr, comprising the statistical areas of Bryndwr North, Bryndwr South and Jellie Park, covers 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi). [2] It had an estimated population of 9,410 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2,843 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9,000 | — |
| 2013 | 9,069 | +0.11% |
| 2018 | 9,288 | +0.48% |
| Source: [17] | ||
Bryndwr had a population of 9,288 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 219 people (2.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 288 people (3.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,303 households, comprising 4,626 males and 4,665 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 1,698 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 2,061 (22.2%) aged 15 to 29, 4,071 (43.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,455 (15.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 74.2% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 3.5% Pasifika, 20.0% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 30.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.8% had no religion, 41.3% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Hindu, 1.9% were Muslim, 1.5% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 2,397 (31.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,077 (14.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,407 people (18.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,327 (43.8%) people were employed full-time, 1,317 (17.4%) were part-time, and 309 (4.1%) were unemployed. [17]
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) | Households | Median age | Median income |
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| Bryndwr North | 1.09 | 3,381 | 3,102 | 1,158 | 32.9 years | $29,000 [18] |
| Bryndwr South | 0.91 | 2,898 | 3,185 | 1,071 | 42.5 years | $26,000 [19] |
| Jellie Park | 1.31 | 3,009 | 2,297 | 1,074 | 42.9 years | $35,600 [20] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
According to the 2006 census, Bryndwr has a more multicultural demographic than the average for the Canterbury region, with slightly higher percentages of Asian, Middle eastern, and Pacific ethnicity, a higher proportion of people born overseas, and of those who speak a second language. There is also a higher proportion of professional people, as well as single parents and unemployed people. [21] Bryndwr includes a small pocket of low socio-economic households, [22] within which approximately half the houses are state houses. The remainder of Bryndwr is similar in socio-economic status to the adjacent suburbs of Merivale, Fendalton, Burnside and Papanui, but this pocket contrasts in particular with the neighbouring suburbs of Fendalton to the south and Merivale to the East, which are two of the highest socio-economic areas.
As an older suburb, Bryndwr has well established cultural, sporting and commercial facilities, including a Council Service Centre, several schools and parks, and two supermarkets.
Wairakei School is located on Wairakei Road in Bryndwr, and teaches children from Year 1 to Year 6. [28] It has 182 students. The school opened in 1950. [29]
Allenvale School at 14A Aorangi Road teaches children from throughout Christchurch from Years 1–13 for those with specialist needs requiring Ongoing Resourcing under the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS). [30] It has 141 students.
St Patrick's School at 57 Plynlimon Road is a Catholic state-integrated school for Years 1–8. [31] It has 174 students. It opened in 1951. [32]
Aorangi School, a primary school that was closed by the government in early 2010, was located in Bryndwr. [33]
All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of April 2023. [34]
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