- 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].
- 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.