Skip to main content Skip to page navigation

Banks Peninsula Subdivisions

The Banks Peninsula Community is divided into four subdivisions.

View subdivision boundary maps
View 2018 census data for all four subdivisions, sixteen wards and six community boards [XLSX, 1.5 MB]. Includes selected graphs for each ward.

Wairewa Subdivision

Population (2018): 1,170
Median age: 48.2 years
Occupied private dwellings: 500
Unoccupied private dwellings: 140
1 Council library: Little River(external link)
1 Council service centre: Little River(external link)
1 school: Little River (primary)
Marae: Wairewa (Little River)(external link)
Approximately 220 businesses employing 170 people (2021)

Akaroa Subdivision

Population (2018): 1,900
Median age: 54.9 years
Occupied private dwellings: 830
Unoccupied private dwellings: 1,450
1 Council library: Akaroa(external link)
1 Council service centre: Akaroa(external link)
Council-owned social housing: 2 complexes, 6 units
3 schools: Duvauchelle (primary), Okains Bay (primary), Akaroa Area (composite Year 1-13)
Marae: Ōnuku (Akaroa)(external link)
Approximately 420 businesses employing 670 people (2021).

Mt Herbert Subdivision

Population (2018): 2,900
Median age: 48.9 years
Occupied private dwellings: 1,280
Unoccupied private dwellings: 400
1 Council library: Diamond Harbour(external link)
2 schools: Governors Bay (primary), Diamond Harbour (primary)
Marae: Te Wheke (Rāpaki)(external link), Koukourārata (Port Levy)(external link)
Approximately 360 businesses employing 400 people (2021).

Lyttelton Subdivision

Population (2018): 2,890
Median age: 44.6 years
Occupied private dwellings: 1,250
Unoccupied private dwellings: 170
1 Council library: Lyttelton(external link)
1 Council service centre: Lyttelton(external link)
Council-owned social housing: 4 complexes, 20 units
1 school: Lyttelton (primary)
Approximately 450 businesses employing 1,650 people (2021).