Kingswell
Suburb
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Coordinates: 46°26′31″S 168°21′43″E / 46.442°S 168.362°E / -46.442; 168.362
CountryNew Zealand
CityInvercargill City
Local authorityInvercargill City Council
Area
[1]
 • Land195 ha (482 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total2,370
Appleby Strathern Heidelberg
Kew
Kingswell
 Tisbury
Clifton

Kingswell is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill.

The suburb has had a high rate of deprivation since the closure of the Ocean Beach freezing works in 1991.[3]

Demographics

Kingswell covers 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,370 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1,215 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,186—    
20133,390+0.89%
20183,516+0.73%
Source: [4]

Before the 2023 census, Kingswell had a larger boundary, covering 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Kingswell had a population of 3,516 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 126 people (3.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 330 people (10.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,365 households, comprising 1,704 males and 1,815 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 765 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 693 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,569 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 492 (14.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 82.5% European/Pākehā, 22.7% Māori, 5.9% Pasifika, 3.8% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 8.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 56.1% had no religion, 31.1% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.1% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 225 (8.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 876 (31.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 201 people (7.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,422 (51.7%) people were employed full-time, 405 (14.7%) were part-time, and 117 (4.3%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas (2018 boundaries)
Name Area (km2) Population Density (per km2) Households Median age Median income
Moulson 0.77 1,284 1,668 498 35.0 years $27,500[5]
Kingswell 1.90 2,232 1,175 867 37.5 years $28,100[6]
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

Clarendon School, a Year 1 to 6 state primary school, was established in 1971.[7] It merged with Clifton School in Clifton, Invercargill South School in Appleby and Kew School in Kew to form New River Primary School in Kew in 2004.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Savory, Logan (12 September 2020). "Stark warning for Invercargill, 30 years on from the Ocean Beach closure". stuff.co.nz. Southland Times.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Moulson (362800) and Kingswell (362900).
  5. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Moulson
  6. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Kingswell
  7. ^ "Clarendon School". Invercargill Archives. Invercargill City Council.
  8. ^ "Merger of Clifton School (3939), Clarendon School (3937), Kew School (3972) and Invercargill South School (3968)". gazette.govt.nz. New Zealand Government.
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