| Rosedale | |||||
| City1: | Invercargill | ||||
| Council: | Invercargill City Council | ||||
| Coordinates: | -46.3892°N 168.37°W | ||||
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| Area: | 109 | ||||
Rosedale is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.
Rosedale covers 1.09km2[1] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
had a population of 1,872 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (2.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (0.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 753 households, comprising 864 males and 1,005 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.86 males per female. The median age was 45.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 363 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 249 (13.3%) aged 15 to 29, 906 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 354 (18.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.5% European/Pākehā, 9.0% Māori, 1.8% Pasifika, 6.6% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 12.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.1% had no religion, 49.0% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 0.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 408 (27.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 252 (16.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $42,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 432 people (28.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 834 (55.3%) people were employed full-time, 213 (14.1%) were part-time, and 30 (2.0%) were unemployed.
James Hargest Junior Campus is in Rosedale providing education for years 7 and 8. It was Rosedale Intermediate School until a 2004 consolidation of schools, when it was combined with Collingwood Intermediate School as part of James Hargest College.[2]