Quick stats
- Population: 72,000
- Median age: 37.6 years
- Identify as Māori: 16 per cent
- Born overseas: 18 per cent
- No qualification: 24 per cent (15 years and over)
- Median personal income: $30,500
- Occupied private dwellings: 27,300
- Unoccupied private dwellings: 2,000
- Household access to internet: 84 per cent
- Rented dwellings: 34 per cent
- Median rent: $330
All figures are sourced from the 2018 Census of Population and Dwellings. (external link)
View additional census data for community boards and wards [XLSX, 1.5 MB].
Facilities and amenities
- 5 Council libraries: Parklands, (external link)New Brighton(external link), Aranui, (external link)Shirley,(external link) Linwood(external link)
- 2 Council Customer Service Hubs: Shirley, Linwood
- 239 Council parks (3,400 hectares): 136 local/community parks, 26 sports parks, 27 regional parks, 2 garden and heritage parks, 4 cemeteries, 28 utility parks, and 16 residential red zoned areas.
- 21 Council-owned social housing complexes with 507 units.
- 25 schools: 18 primary, 1 intermediate, 3 secondary, 2 composite (year 1-13), 1 special
- 1 public hospital: Burwood(external link)
- 1 Marae: Ngā Hau e Whā(external link)
- Approximately 5,100 businesses employing 17,700 people (2022)
- Multiple major sport and recreation amenities:
- Spencer Park
- Bottle Lake Forest
- Adrenalin Forest
- Travis Wetland
- Cowles Stadium(external link)
- Rawhiti Domain
- Multiple golf clubs
- Eastern coastal beaches
- Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre(external link)
- Christchurch School of Gymnastics(external link)
- Main shopping centres and precincts:
- Shirley/The Palms [PDF, 3.2 MB]
- Aranui [PDF, 3.1 MB]
- Parklands [PDF, 3.6 MB]
- New Brighton Mall [PDF, 3.7 MB]
- Linwood/Eastgate [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- Woolston [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- The Tannery [PDF, 3.1 MB]
Ward profiles
Based on data from Statistics New Zealand.
Coastal Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information
Burwood Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information
Linwood Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information