Quick stats
- Population: 70,100
- Median age: 34.9 years
- Identify as Māori: 10 per cent
- Born overseas: 29 per cent
- No qualification: 17 per cent (15 years and over)
- Median personal income: $33,500
- Occupied private dwellings: 28,500
- Unoccupied private dwellings: 2,800
- Household access to internet: 84 per cent
- Rented dwellings: 49 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
- 3 Council libraries: Tūranga,(external link) Redwood,(external link) Papanui(external link)
- 2 Council Customer Service Hubs: Civic, Papanui
- 135 Council parks (370 hectares): 79 local/community parks, 19 sports parks, 31 garden and heritage parks, 3 residential red zone areas, 3 utility parks
- 33 Council-owned social housing complexes with 651 units
- 28 schools: 16 primary, 2 intermediate, 7 secondary, 2 composite year (1-13), 1 special
- 2 public hospitals: Christchurch,(external link) Christchurch Women’s(external link)
- 2 private hospitals: Southern Cross,(external link) Forté Health(external link)
- Ara Institute(external link) (formerly known as CPIT).
- 1 Marae: Rehua(external link)
- Approximately 10,600 businesses employing 65,100 people (2022)
- Multiple major sport and recreation amenities:
- Hagley Park and Oval
- Botanic Gardens
- Te Pae(external link)
- Parakiore (opening 2025)
- Margaret Mahy Family Playground
- Graham Condon Recreation and Sport Centre(external link)
- Rugby Park
- Chaney's Forest
- Main shopping centres and precincts:
- Central City
- South City Mall(external link)
- Victoria Street
- Papanui/Northlands Mall [PDF, 4 MB]
- Northwood Supa Centre/Belfast [PDF, 3 MB]
- Northlink Shopping Centre
- Cranford St Business Park [PDF, 3.4 MB]
- Edgeware Shopping Centre [PDF, 3.5 MB]
- Harewood/Langdons Road [PDF, 6 MB]
- Homebase Shirley [PDF, 4.2 MB]
- Linwood Village [PDF, 1.6 MB]
Ward profiles
Based on data from Statistics New Zealand.
Papanui Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information
Innes Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information
Central Ward
Population, dwelling, household and family information