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.