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Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential.
Oaklands | |
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Coordinates: 43.571°S 172.557°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
Electoral ward | Halswell |
Community board | Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton |
Area | |
• Land | 278 ha (687 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 6,230 |
Wigram | Aidanfield | |
Oaklands
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Halswell | |
Halswell |
When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson (1869?–1947), he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway. A subsequent owner, Karl Scott (1910–1997) subdivided the property about 1960.[3][4]
Oaklands, comprising the statistical areas of Oaklands West and Oaklands East, covers 2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 6,230 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2,241 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 5,709 | — |
2013 | 5,679 | −0.08% |
2018 | 5,856 | +0.62% |
Source: [5] |
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a larger boundary, covering 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Oaklands had a population of 5,856 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 177 people (3.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (2.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,121 households, comprising 2,877 males and 2,976 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 1,122 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,161 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,631 (44.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 936 (16.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.4% European/Pākehā, 9.1% Māori, 2.4% Pasifika, 11.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.6% had no religion, 36.9% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 999 (21.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 858 (18.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 837 people (17.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,568 (54.2%) people were employed full-time, 660 (13.9%) were part-time, and 153 (3.2%) were unemployed.[5]
Oaklands School Te Kura o Ōwaka is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8.[8] It had a roll of 579 as of February 2024.[9] The school opened in 1964.[10]
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