View the interactive Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board profile(external link) prepared by Infometrics, which provides detailed indicators and comparisons with other community boards.
- Population: 77,900
- 65 years and over: 17%
- Identify as Māori: 10%
- Born overseas: 26%
- No qualification: 12% (15 years and over)
- Occupied dwellings: 31,200
- Unoccupied dwellings: 2,500
- Household access to internet: 91%
- Rented dwellings: 32%
All figures are sourced from the 2023 census of population and dwellings(external link).
- 3 Council libraries: Matuku takotako: Sumner(external link), Ōmōkihi South Christchurch(external link) (due to open in 2026; temporarily at The Colombo shopping centre), and Spreydon(external link)
- 1 Council Customer Service Hub: Ōmōkihi South Christchurch(external link) (due to open in 2026; temporarily at Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre)
- 270 Council parks: 167 local/community parks, 21 sports parks, 46 regional parks, 9 garden & heritage parks, 1 cemetery, 11 residential red zone areas, 15 utility parks
- 37 Council-owned social housing complexes with 887 units
- 32 schools: 22 primary, 1 intermediate, 3 secondary, 4 composite (year 1-13), 2 specialist
- 2 public hospitals: The Princess Margaret(external link) and Hillmorton(external link)
- Approximately 10,400 businesses employing 47,450 people (2022)
- Multiple major sports and recreation amenities:
- 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]
Ward profiles
Based on data from Statistics New Zealand.