| Hargest | |||||
| City1: | Invercargill | ||||
| Council: | Invercargill City Council | ||||
| Coordinates: | -46.388°N 168.377°W | ||||
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| Area: | 103 | ||||
Hargest is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.
Hargest covers 1.03km2[1] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Hargest had a population of 2,070 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 75 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 51 people (2.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 798 households, comprising 1,002 males and 1,068 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 36.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 447 people (21.6%) aged under 15 years, 408 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 948 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 270 (13.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.7% European/Pākehā, 10.4% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, 5.7% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.9% had no religion, 40.3% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 387 (23.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 267 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 309 people (19.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 927 (57.1%) people were employed full-time, 243 (15.0%) were part-time, and 45 (2.8%) were unemployed.
James Hardest College Senior campus is in Hargest and provides education for years 9 to 13. The college, which also has a junior campus in Rosedale for years 7 to 8, is a state secondary school with a roll of students across both campuses as of It opened in 1958 as James Hargest High School,[2] and became James Hargest College with the addition of the junior campus as part of a consolidation of schools in 2004.[3]
Salford School is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of students. The school opened in 1970.[4]