Fairfield, Otago

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Fairfield
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Coach and Horses Hotel, Fairfield
Fairfield, Otago
Coordinates: 45°54′S170°24′E / 45.900°S 170.400°E / -45.900; 170.400
CountryNew Zealand
City Dunedin
Local authority Dunedin City Council
Community board Saddle Hill Community Board [1]
Area
[2]
 • Land396 ha (979 acres)
Population
 (June 2023) [3]
 • Total2,660
Mosgiel Wingatui
East Taieri
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 Abbotsford
(Saddle Hill) Waldronville Green Island
The rare Acanthoxyla prasina, or prickly stick insect, is resident in Fairfield. Acanthoxyla prasina.JPG
The rare Acanthoxyla prasina , or prickly stick insect, is resident in Fairfield.

Fairfield is a suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand.

Fairfield lies in rolling hill country, close to the slopes of Saddle Hill and Scroggs Hill. The name Fairfield was originally given as a descriptive name by early European settler William Martin to his farm property, located close to where the town now stands. [5]

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Under the 1989 local government reforms, the city of Dunedin and its surrounding region was grouped into a territorial authority called Dunedin City. Under this system, Fairfield is officially an outer suburb within this territorial authority.

Until 2000, Fairfield was located on State Highway 1, but is now on a bypass of the Dunedin Southern Motorway. Fairfield is situated about 11 km (7 mi) west-southwest of the Octagon, Dunedin's city centre.

As of the 2013 New Zealand census (delayed from 2011 due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake), Fairfield had a population of 2,379 – an increase of 5.0% from the population of 2,275 in the 2006 census. [6] Fairfield accounts for 2.0% of the total Dunedin City territorial authority population. [6]

The local primary school is Fairfield School.

Demographics

Fairfield covers 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) [2] and had an estimated population of 2,660 as of June 2023, [3] with a population density of 672 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,268—    
20132,415+0.90%
20182,511+0.78%
Source: [7]

Fairfield had a population of 2,511 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 96 people (4.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 243 people (10.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 933 households, comprising 1,263 males and 1,248 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 44.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 462 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 402 (16.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,227 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 423 (16.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.0% European/Pākehā, 6.8% Māori, 1.1% Pasifika, 4.1% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 56.3% had no religion, 36.0% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.1% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 378 (18.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 339 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 426 people (20.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,104 (53.9%) people were employed full-time, 360 (17.6%) were part-time, and 42 (2.0%) were unemployed. [7]

Education

Fairfield School is a full primary serving years 1 to 8 [8] with a roll of 466 students. It was established in 1872 as Waldron School. A fire destroyed the school in 1951, and it was rebuilt on the current site in 1963. [9]

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti is a composite school serving years 1 to 13 [10] with a roll of 40 students. The school was founded in 1994, and teaches entirely in the Māori language. [11]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of February 2024. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 Saddle Hill Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Insect poses prickly questions" on Otago Daily Times website, viewed 16 October 2013
  5. ↑ Reed, A. W. (1975). Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed. ISBN   0-589-00933-8.
  6. 1 2 "2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Fairfield". Statistics New Zealand . 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Fairfield (Dunedin City) (350700). 2018 Census place summary: Fairfield (Dunedin City)
  8. ↑ Education Counts: Fairfield School
  9. ↑ "History". Fairfield School. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Education Counts: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti
  11. ↑ "Ko Wai Mātou". Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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