Mount Pleasant, New Zealand

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Mount Pleasant
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Mount Pleasant in 2010
Mount Pleasant, New Zealand
Coordinates: 43°33′47″S172°42′58″E / 43.563°S 172.716°E / -43.563; 172.716
CountryNew Zealand
City Christchurch
Local authority Christchurch City Council
Electoral wardHeathcote
Community board Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote
Area
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 • Land247 ha (610 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
 • Total3,850
(Avon Heathcote Estuary)
Ferrymead
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 Redcliffs
Heathcote Valley Port Hills
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Mount Pleasant from the Christchurch 360 Trail

Mount Pleasant (Tauhinukorokio [3] [ failed verification ]) is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is located on the northern flank of the mountain Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant in the Port Hills. It takes its name from the English version of the mountain's name.

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The area was originally administered by the borough of Sumner. A petition in September 1920, by 57 of the suburb's 66 ratepayers, asked for it to be included as a riding of the Heathcote County. At the time of the petition, the area was mostly farmland, with 21 dwelling houses and an estimated population of 80. Whilst the mayor of Sumner, John Barr, submitted against the petition, it was granted and took effect on 1 April 1921. [4] As a result of the 1989 local government reforms, Heathcote County was amalgamated with and became part of Christchurch City Council.

The suburb and its houses were extensively damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. [5] [6] [7]

Demographics

Mount Pleasant covers 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi). [1] It had an estimated population of 3,850 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 1,559 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,984—    
20133,024−3.86%
20183,567+3.36%
Source: [8]

Mount Pleasant had a population of 3,567 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 543 people (18.0%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 417 people (−10.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,419 households, comprising 1,734 males and 1,833 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 48.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 558 people (15.6%) aged under 15 years, 468 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,761 (49.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 780 (21.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.9% European/Pākehā, 4.9% Māori, 0.7% Pasifika, 3.6% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 24.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.4% had no religion, 33.3% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,116 (37.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 246 (8.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $46,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 939 people (31.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,527 (50.7%) people were employed full-time, 501 (16.7%) were part-time, and 57 (1.9%) were unemployed. [8]

Education

Te Kura O Paeraki - Mt Pleasant School is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. [9] It had a roll of 338 as of April 2023. [10] The school started in a private house in 1928. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tauhinu Korokio — Mt Pleasant".
  4. ↑ Menzies, J. F. (1941). Sumner (PDF). Christchurch: Simpson & Williams Ltd. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Fisher, David (28 February 2011). "Christchurch earthquake: 'This is no place to live any more'" – via New Zealand Herald.
  6. ↑ "Mt Pleasant Earthquake Damage – Mapping the damage – Mt Pleasant Centre".
  7. ↑ "Mt Pleasant Earthquake Stories".
  8. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mount Pleasant (332000). 2018 Census place summary: Mount Pleasant
  9. ↑ Education Counts: Mount Pleasant School
  10. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mount Pleasant School 75th Jubilee Souvenir Booklet". Mount Pleasant School. 2003.
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