Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board profile

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• Population: 75,100
• Median age: 39.2 years
• Identify as Māori: 8 per cent
• Born overseas: 26 per cent
• No qualification: 15 per cent (15 years and over)
• Median personal income: $36,800
• Occupied private dwellings: 29,200
• Unoccupied private dwellings: 2,450
• Household access to internet: 87 per cent
• Rented dwellings: 34 per cent
• Median rent: $350

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]

• 3 Council libraries: Matuku takotako: Sumner,(external link) South Christchurch,(external link) Spreydon(external link)
• 1 Council service centre: Beckenham
• 249 Council parks (1,950 hectares): 166 local/community parks, 20 sports parks, 41 regional parks, 9 garden & heritage parks, 1 cemetery, 12 utility parks
• 37 Council-owned social housing complexes with 887 units
• 31 schools: 22 primary, 1 intermediate, 2 secondary, 4 composite (year 1-13), 2 special
• 2 public hospitals: The Princess Margaret,(external link) Hillmorton(external link)
• Approximately 10,100 businesses employing 44,800 people (2022)
• Multiple major sport and recreation amenities:
  • Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre(external link)
  • Addington Raceway(external link)
  • Orangetheory Stadium(external link)
  • Victoria Park
  • The Gondola(external link)
  • Christchurch Adventure Park (external link)
  • Washington Way Skate Park
  • Waltham Summer Pool(external link)
  • Godley Head.
• Main shopping centres and precincts:
  • Addington [PDF, 3.7 MB]
  • Barrington [PDF, 3.8 MB]
  • Beckenham [PDF, 3.6 MB]
  • Hillmorton [PDF, 3.5 MB]
  • St Martins [PDF, 3.8 MB]
  • Moorhouse Avenue [PDF, 3.8 MB]
  • Sydenham and The Colombo [PDF, 3.4 MB]
  • Sydenham South [PDF, 3.7 MB]
  • Ferrymead [PDF, 3.3 MB]
  • Sumner [PDF, 3.8 MB]
  • Redcliffs [PDF, 3.6 MB]