Quick stats
- 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]
Facilities and amenities
- 3 Council libraries: Matuku takotako: Sumner,(external link) South Christchurch,(external link) Spreydon(external link)
- 1 Council Customer Service Hub: 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:
- 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.