View the interactive Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board profile(external link) prepared by Infometrics, which provides detailed indicators and comparisons with other community boards.
- Population: 74,600
- 65 years and over: 20%
- Identify as Māori: 8%
- Born overseas: 29%
- No qualification: 12% (15 years and over)
- Occupied dwellings: 27,900
- Unoccupied dwellings: 2,100
- Household access to the internet: 93%
- Rented dwellings: 29%
All figures are sourced from the 2023 census of population and dwellings(external link).
- 2 Council libraries: Fendalton(external link) and Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library(external link)
- 1 Council Customer Service Hub: Fendalton
- 184 Council parks: 122 local/community parks, 19 sports parks, 13 regional parks, 5 garden and heritage parks, 3 cemeteries, 1 plant nursery, and 21 utility parks
- 10 Council-owned social housing complexes with 187 units
- 33 schools: 19 primary, 3 intermediate, 6 secondary, 3 composite (Year 1 to 13), 2 specialist
- 18,200 students at these schools
- 2 private hospitals: St George’s(external link) and Nurse Maude(external link)
- 1 charity hospital: Canterbury Charity Hospital(external link)
- Approximately 9,800 businesses employing 39,000 people (2024)
- Multiple major sports and recreation amenities:
- Main shopping centres and precincts:
- Avonhead Mall [PDF, 3.7 MB]
- Bishopdale Mall [PDF, 3.7 MB]
- Fendalton Mall [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- Ilam/Clyde [PDF, 3.7 MB]
- Merivale Mall [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- Spitfire Square (airport) [PDF, 3 MB]
- Wairakei/Greers [PDF, 3.8 MB]
Ward profiles
Based on data from Statistics New Zealand.