Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.
History
Burnside was originally part of a farm, approximately 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) in size, owned by the early settler William Boag (1828-1904), who arrived in 1851 from Perthshire. It was named for the small creeks that formed the headwaters of the Waimairi Stream.[3][4] The name Burnside was made official by the Waimairi County Council in 1959,[5]
although Burnside Road had been renamed Memorial Avenue in 1950.[6]
For the first hundred years of European settlement, the area in and around Burnside was farmland, with sheep, cattle and orchards occupying the land.[citation needed]
Demographics
Burnside, comprising the statistical areas of Burnside, Burnside Park and Russley, covers 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 9,420 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2,061 people per km2.
Burnside had a population of 7,713 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 378 people (5.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 522 people (7.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,712 households, comprising 3,810 males and 3,903 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 1,458 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,683 (21.8%) aged 15 to 29, 3,372 (43.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,200 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 70.2% European/Pākehā, 7.2% Māori, 2.9% Pasifika, 24.6% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 32.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.9% had no religion, 39.1% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 2.0% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,788 (28.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 780 (12.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,185 people (18.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,024 (48.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,023 (16.4%) were part-time, and 219 (3.5%) were unemployed.[7]
Burnside High School is a secondary school catering for years 9 to 13.[11] It has a roll of 2419. The school opened in 1960.[12]
Cobham Intermediate is an intermediate school catering for years 7 to 8.[13] It has a roll of 636. The school, initially named Fendalton Intermediate, opened in 1963.[14]
Burnside Primary School and Roydvale School are contributing primary schools catering for years 1 to 6.[15][16] They have rolls of 315 and 259, respectively. Burnside School opened in 1956, and Roydvale in 1967.[3] Kendal School, which opened in 1962,[3] closed in 2014.[17]
Christ the King School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school for years 1 to 8.[18] It has a roll of 317.
All these schools are coeducational, and all except Christ the King are state schools. Rolls are as of April 2023.[19]
Suburb
Burnside contains a central park (Burnside Park), and its two central roads are Memorial Avenue and Greers Road. It contains a smaller park (Jellie Park) opposite Burnside High School on Greers Road.
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