Northwood | |
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Coordinates: 43°27′29″S172°36′58″E / 43.458°S 172.616°E Coordinates: 43°27′29″S172°36′58″E / 43.458°S 172.616°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
Electoral ward | Harewood |
Area | |
• Land | 716 ha (1,769 acres) |
Population (June 2022) [1] | |
• Total | 4,340 |
McLeans Island | Belfast | |
Northwood | Bottle Lake | |
Harewood | Casebrook | Redwood |
Northwood is a suburb on the northern outskirts of Christchurch city. It was developed in 2000 as a subdivision of Belfast on land previously used for apple orchards. [2] [3] The name "Northwood" was accepted at a meeting of the Shirley-Papanui Community Board on 2 February 2000. [4] [5]
Farmland north-west of what later became Northwood was developed into Peppers Clearwater Resort in 1998. [6]
The Groynes is a large park between Northwood and Clearwater. [7] Styx Mill Conservation Reserve is on the south side of Northwood. [8]
Northwood, comprising the statistical areas of Northwood and Clearwater, covers 7.16 km2 (2.76 sq mi). [9] It had an estimated population of 4,340 as of June 2022, with a population density of 606 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,973 | — |
2013 | 4,158 | +4.91% |
2018 | 4,266 | +0.51% |
Source: [10] |
Northwood, comprising the statistical areas of Northwood and Clearwater, had a population of 4,266 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,293 people (43.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,650 households. There were 2,097 males and 2,166 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 681 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 609 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,037 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 939 (22.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 83.5% European/Pākehā, 4.6% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 13.7% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 24.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 41.6% had no religion, 48.3% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 882 (24.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 546 (15.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,701 (47.4%) people were employed full-time, 561 (15.6%) were part-time, and 93 (2.6%) were unemployed. [10]
Name | Population | Households | Median age | Median income |
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Northwood | 3,567 | 1,371 | 48.2 years | $37,400 [11] |
Clearwater | 699 | 279 | 50.8 years | $50,300 [12] |
New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
The Northwood Supa Centre shopping complex opened in the 2000s. [13] It covers an area of 33,062 m2 and features 29 retailers, including The Warehouse, Harvey Norman, Countdown, Noel Leeming and Smiths City. [14]
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