Southland District

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Southland District
Territorial authority district
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Lake Te Anau
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Southland district in the South Island
Coordinates: 45°38′00″S167°55′01″E / 45.6333°S 167.917°E / -45.6333; 167.917
Country New Zealand
Region Southland Region
Communities
  • Ardlussa
  • Fiordland
  • Northern
  • Oraka Aparima
  • Oreti
  • Stewart Island/Rakiura
  • Tuatapere Te Waewae
  • Waihopai Toetoe
  • Wallace Takitimu
Wards
  • Mararoa Waimea
  • Stewart Island Rakiura
  • Waiau Aparima
  • Waihopai Toetoes
  • Winton Wallacetown
Formed1989
Seat Invercargill
Government
 •  Mayor Rob Scott
 •  Territorial authority Southland District Council
Area
[1]
 • Land29,575.19 km2 (11,419.04 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024) [2]
 • Total
34,300
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
Website www.southlanddc.govt.nz OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Southland District is a New Zealand territorial authority district that covers most of the southern end of the South Island as well as Stewart Island.

Contents

History

Southland District was formed through the 1989 local government reforms. [3] Four local authorities were amalgamated at that time: Wallace County, Winton Borough, Stewart Island County and most of Southland County. John Casey, who was first elected onto Southland County Council in 1977, oversaw the amalgamation and was elected Southland District's first mayor in 1989. [4]

Winton Wallacetown Ward was renamed Oreti Ward with effect from the Council election on 12 October 2019. [5] The Ōreti River flows through this ward.

Geography

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Lake Manapouri

Southland District covers the majority of the land area of Southland Region, although the region also covers Gore District, Invercargill City and adjacent territorial waters. It has a land area of 29,574.53 square kilometres (11,419 sq mi), excluding inland waters such as Lake Te Anau, Lake Manapouri, and Lake Hauroko.

Southland District contains the islands south of Foveaux Strait:

The seat of the district council is Invercargill, which, however, is not part of Southland District, but a territorial authority in its own right.

Two of New Zealand's largest national parks are within the boundaries of Southland District: Fiordland National Park, and Rakiura National Park (which covers most of Stewart Island/Rakiura).

Urban areas and settlements

The Southland District has three towns with a population over 1,000. Together, they are home to 21.7% of the district's population. [2]

Urban area Population

(June 2024) [2]

% of district
Te Anau 3,2109.4%
Winton 2,5507.4%
Riverton 1,6804.9%

Other settlements and localities in the district include:

Mararoa Waimea Ward

Waiau Aparima Ward

Waihopai Toetoe Ward

Oreti Ward

Stewart Island-Rakiura Ward

Demographics

Southland District covers 29,575.19 km2 (11,419.04 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 34,300 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 1.2 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200628,437—    
201329,613+0.58%
201830,864+0.83%
202331,833+0.62%
Source: [6] [7]

Southland District had a population of 31,833 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 969 people (3.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,220 people (7.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 16,533 males, 15,219 females and 78 people of other genders in 13,371 dwellings. [8] 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 6,387 people (20.1%) aged under 15 years, 5,025 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 14,874 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,544 (17.4%) aged 65 or older. [7]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.3% European (Pākehā); 13.0% Māori; 1.4% Pasifika; 7.6% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.4%, Māori language by 2.0%, Samoan by 0.2% and other languages by 7.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 31.8% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.7%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 3,174 (12.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 14,385 (56.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 7,026 (27.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 2,211 people (8.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 14,340 (56.4%) people were employed full-time, 3,969 (15.6%) were part-time, and 378 (1.5%) were unemployed. [7]

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Population density in the 2023 census
Individual wards
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		DwellingsMedian ageMedian
income
Mararoa Waimea Ward17,419.428,3190.483,86441.0 years$44,900 [9]
Waiau Aparima Ward6,405.508,1421.273,40841.2 years$38,500 [10]
Oreti Ward1,641.778,5595.213,32139.6 years$47,700 [11]
Waihopai Toetoe Ward2,360.786,3242.682,48138.9 years$46,200 [12]
Stewart Island/Rakiura Ward1,747.724860.2829747.4 years$38,400 [13]
New Zealand38.1 years$41,500

Government

Mayor

The current district mayor is Rob Scott. He has held this position since 2022. [14]

Council

The district council is made up of twelve elected members, from various ward areas, and, like any other local authority, is elected every three years.

Sister cities

Current sister city

Former sister city

Southland District was a sister city to Wyong Shire in New South Wales, Australia until 2010. [16]

See also

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