Highfield, New Zealand Explained

Highfield
Caption1:Craighead Diocesan School
City1:Timaru
Council:Timaru District Council
Ward:Timaru
Coordinates:-44.3897°N 171.2189°W
Area:236
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Highfield is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

Economy

Retail

The Highfield Village Mall includes a New World supermarket.[1]

Demographics

Highfield covers 2.36km2.[2] It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Highfield had a population of 3,609 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 189 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 81 people (2.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,473 households, comprising 1,650 males and 1,959 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female, with 600 people (16.6%) aged under 15 years, 546 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,545 (42.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 924 (25.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.2% European/Pākehā, 6.5% Māori, 1.4% Pasifika, 4.3% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.7% had no religion, 45.0% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 555 (18.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 636 (21.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 504 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,308 (43.5%) people were employed full-time, 486 (16.2%) were part-time, and 78 (2.6%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas
Name Area (km2) Population Density (per km2) Households !Median age Median income
Highfield North 1.41 2,358 1,672 963 51.1 years $28,400
Highfield South 0.95 1,251 1,317 510 40.8 years $30,400
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

Highfield School is a coeducational primary serving years 1 to 8 with a roll of . The school was established in 1962.[3]

Craighead Diocesan School is a statae-integrated girls' secondary school serving years 7 to 13 with a roll of . The school was established in 1911, and became an Anglican Church school in 1926.[4]

Rolls are as of

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Highfield Village Mall . southcanterbury.org.nz . South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce.
  2. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application. 15 November 2021. statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.
  3. Web site: Highfield School Prospectus. 2021. Highfield School.
  4. Web site: From Our Beginning. Craighead Diocesan School. 15 November 2021.