Georgetown | |
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| Coordinates: 46°25′05″S168°22′22″E / 46.4180°S 168.3729°E Coordinates: 46°25′05″S168°22′22″E / 46.4180°S 168.3729°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Invercargill |
| Local authority | Invercargill City Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 112 ha (277 acres) |
| Population (June 2021) [2] | |
| • Total | 2,210 |
| Invercargill Central | Turnbull Thomson Park | Hawthorndale |
| Appleby |   Georgetown  | Newfield |
| Kew | Strathern | Rockdale |
Georgetown is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.
Georgetown covers 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 2,210 as of June 2021, [2] with a population density of 1,973 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,884 | — |
| 2013 | 1,935 | +0.38% |
| 2018 | 2,040 | +1.06% |
| Source: [3] | ||
Georgetown had a population of 2,040 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (5.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 156 people (8.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 828 households. There were 1,008 males and 1,032 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 35.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 384 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 489 (24.0%) aged 15 to 29, 900 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 267 (13.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 80.7% European/Pākehā, 22.4% Māori, 6.6% Pacific peoples, 6.8% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 14.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.6% had no religion, 34.0% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 3.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 198 (12.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 456 (27.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (7.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 786 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 258 (15.6%) were part-time, and 75 (4.5%) were unemployed. [3]
Southland Girls' High School is a single-sex state school for years 7 to 13 [4] with a roll of 1042 students as of March 2022. [5] The school was founded in 1879. From the 1880s to 1907 it shared a site with Southland Boys' High School and senior girls attended some classes at the boys' school. It moved to the current site in 1947. [6]
Te Anau is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. In Maori, Te-Anau means the Place of the Swirling Waters. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Te Anau in Fiordland. Te Anau is 155 kilometres north of Invercargill and 171 kilometres to the southwest of Queenstown. Manapouri lies 21 kilometres to the south. Te Anau lies at the southern end of the Milford Road, 117 kilometres to the south of Milford Sound.
Winton is a rural town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located close to the east bank of the Oreti River, 30 kilometres north of Invercargill and 50 kilometres south of Lumsden. The town is named after Thomas Winton, a local stockman who lived and farmed in the area in the 1850s. The district thrived with the development of sheep and fat-lamb farms in the early 1900s. Later, dairy farming became the staple economy, although the town has also seen sawmills, and flax and linen-flax industries.
Lumsden is a town in Southland, New Zealand. Lying in a gap in the surrounding hills, Lumsden is the location of a major junction on state highway six. Lumsden is 81 kilometres north of Invercargill, 106 kilometres south of Queenstown, 59 kilometres west of Gore and 77 kilometres east of Te Anau.
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Strathern is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.
Windsor is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.
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Invercargill Central is the central business district and central suburb of Invercargill, in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.
Gladstone is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.
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Kew is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill.
Grasmere is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill.
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Avenal is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. The suburb includes Queens Park and Southland Museum and Art Gallery.