Timaru Central
Suburb
Stafford Street
Stafford Street
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Coordinates: 44°23′53″S 171°15′07″E / 44.398°S 171.252°E / -44.398; 171.252
CountryNew Zealand
CityTimaru
Local authorityTimaru District Council
Electoral wardTimaru
Area
[1]
 • Land82 ha (203 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total450
Waimataitai Port Timaru
Seaview
Timaru Central
Parkside

Timaru Central is the central business district of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

Demographics

Timaru Central covers 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 450 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 549 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006420—    
2013426+0.20%
2018405−1.01%
Source: [3]

Timaru Central had a population of 405 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people (-4.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (-3.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 171 households. There were 210 males and 195 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 37.4 years (the same as the national median age), with 45 people (11.1%) aged under 15 years, 114 (28.1%) aged 15 to 29, 198 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (11.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 77.0% European/Pākehā, 13.3% Māori, 8.1% Pacific peoples, 10.4% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 20.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.9% had no religion, 37.8% were Christian, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 2.2% were Buddhist and 5.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (8.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 93 (25.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 24 people (6.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 198 (55.0%) people were employed full-time, 39 (10.8%) were part-time, and 18 (5.0%) were unemployed.[3]

Education

Sacred Heart School is a Catholic state-integrated primary school for years 1 to 10[4] with a roll of 211 as of April 2023.[5] It opened in 1882 as Marist Brothers School, and became Sacred Heart School in the 1980s after a merger with Sacred Heart Girls' School (established 1879).[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Timaru Central (341100). 2018 Census place summary: Timaru Central
  4. ^ Education Counts: Sacred Heart School
  5. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ "SC's Marist Brothers prepare for 200th anniversary". Timaru Herald. 24 August 2017.
  7. ^ "South Canterbury Schools" (PDF). South Canterbury branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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