Mairehau

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Mairehau
Suburb
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Mairehau High School
Mairehau
Coordinates: 43°29′56″S172°38′25″E / 43.498884°S 172.640324°E / -43.498884; 172.640324
CountryNew Zealand
City Christchurch
Local authority Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward
  • Innes
  • Papanui
Community board Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central
Area
[1]
 • Land348 ha (860 acres)
Population
 (June 2024) [2]
 • Total
7,120
Redwood Marshland Prestons
Northcote
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St Albans Edgeware Richmond

Mairehau (Māori pronunciation: [maiɾɛːhau] ) is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) north of the city centre, close to the edge of the urbanised central city area. Much new development is being carried out on the northern edge of Mairehau.

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The suburb was named after Rose Mairehau (Maire) Hutton (née Rhodes), daughter of Arthur Rhodes, who in turn was Mayor of Christchurch in 1901–1902 and a major local property owner. [3] [4]

Demographics

Mairehau, comprising the statistical areas of Mairehau North and Mairehau South, covers 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi). [1] It had an estimated population of 7,120 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,046 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20065,781—    
20136,510+1.71%
20186,870+1.08%
Source: [5]

Before the 2023 census, Mairehau had a larger boundary, covering 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi). [1] Using that boundary, Mairehau had a population of 6,870 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 360 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,089 people (18.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,547 households, comprising 3,321 males and 3,549 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,335 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,350 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,976 (43.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,206 (17.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.7% European/Pākehā, 10.3% Māori, 4.0% Pasifika, 8.4% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.4% had no religion, 38.0% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,167 (21.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 966 (17.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 894 people (16.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,781 (50.2%) people were employed full-time, 738 (13.3%) were part-time, and 186 (3.4%) were unemployed. [5]

Individual statistical areas in 2018
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Mairehau North2.223,1231,4071,15842.4 years$30,800 [6]
Mairehau South1.393,7472,6961,38933.6 years$38,300 [7]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Mairehau High School is a secondary school for years 9 to 13. [8] It has a roll of 420. The school opened in 1961. [9]

Mairehau School is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. [10] It has a roll of 388. The school opened in 1953. [11] Birch Grove School closed and merged with Mairehau School in 2004. [12] Glenmoor School closed in 2014. [13]

St Francis of Assisi Catholic School is a state-integrated full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. [14] It has a roll of 467. The school opened in 2016 [15] as the result of a merger between Our Lady of Fatima School and St Paul's School. [12]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2024. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Harper, Margaret (April 2008). "Christchurch Place Names" (PDF). Christchurch: Christchurch City Libraries. p. 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 229. ISBN   9780143204107.
  5. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mairehau North (321700) and Mairehau South (323100).
  6. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Mairehau North
  7. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Mairehau South
  8. ↑ Education Counts: Mairehau High School
  9. ↑ "Mairehau High School magazine (record)". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Education Counts: Mairehau School
  11. ↑ "History". Mairehau School. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  12. 1 2 "School Mergers, Closures and New Schools – Education Counts". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  13. ↑ Parata, Hekia (20 June 2013). "Glenmoor School, Christchurch (3350) Closure Notice" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette . 2013 (78). New Zealand Government: 2138. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  14. ↑ Education Counts: St Francis of Assisi Catholic School
  15. ↑ "St Francis of Assisi Catholic School". Education Review Office. 24 February 2020.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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