Tisbury, New Zealand

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Tisbury
Suburb of Invercargill
Tisbury, New Zealand
Coordinates: 46°26′40″S168°23′58″E / 46.4445°S 168.3994°E / -46.4445; 168.3994 Coordinates: 46°26′40″S168°23′58″E / 46.4445°S 168.3994°E / -46.4445; 168.3994
Country New Zealand
City Invercargill
Local authority Invercargill City Council
Area
[1]
 • Land821 ha (2,029 acres)
Population
 (2018 Census) [2]
 • Total366
Strathern Rockdale Kennington
Kingswell
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Clifton Woodend Motu Rimu

Tisbury is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.

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The unsteady climate often affect crops in Tisbury. In 2015 the cold weather continued till Christmas and vegetable farmers were unable to yield crops in time. [3]

Demographics

Historical population for Tisbury
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006357—    
2013402+1.71%
2018366−1.86%
Source: [2]

Tisbury covers 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi) [1] and is part of the Kennington-Tisbury statistical area. It had a population of 366 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 36 people (−9.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 9 people (2.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 141 households. There were 201 males and 162 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.24 males per female, with 66 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 48 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 201 (54.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (13.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.0% European/Pākehā, 13.1% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, and 4.1% Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.6% had no religion, 37.7% were Christian, 0.8% were Buddhist and 0.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (13.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 75 (25.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 159 (53.0%) people were employed full-time, 51 (17.0%) were part-time, and 6 (2.0%) were unemployed. [2]

Kennington-Tisbury statistical area

Kennington-Tisbury covers 37.11 km2 (14.33 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,580 as of June 2021, [4] with a population density of 43 people per km2.

Historical population for Kennington-Tisbury
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,092—    
20131,317+2.71%
20181,443+1.84%
Source: [5]

Kennington-Tisbury had a population of 1,443 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 126 people (9.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 351 people (32.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 528 households. There were 756 males and 687 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female. The median age was 43.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 306 people (21.2%) aged under 15 years, 189 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 723 (50.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 228 (15.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 92.7% European/Pākehā, 12.3% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 2.3% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 8.3%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 50.5% had no religion, 42.4% were Christian, 0.4% were Buddhist and 0.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (15.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 252 (22.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 234 people (20.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 627 (55.1%) people were employed full-time, 207 (18.2%) were part-time, and 24 (2.1%) were unemployed. [5]

Education

Tisbury School is a state school for years 1 to 6 [6] with a roll of 111 students as of July 2022. [7] The school was established in 1891, but it was destroyed by a fire in 1945 and the present classroom block was built to replace it. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7029801–7029802 and 7029836.
  3. ↑ crop growing in Tisbury
  4. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Kennington-Tisbury (362300). 2018 Census place summary: Kennington-Tisbury
  6. ↑ Education Counts: Tisbury School
  7. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Our History". Tisbury School. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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