| Watlington | |||||
| City1: | Timaru | ||||
| Council: | Timaru District Council | ||||
| Ward: | Timaru | ||||
| Coordinates: | -44.405°N 171.234°W | ||||
| Area: | 121 | ||||
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Watlington is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located southwest of the town centre.
Talbot Park was an aged-care hospital-level facility in Watlington for over a century, until it closed in May 2021.[1]
Watlington covers 1.21km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Watlington had a population of 2,253 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 45 people (−2.0%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged since the 2006 census. There were 909 households, comprising 1,122 males and 1,134 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 438 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 432 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 999 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 387 (17.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.0% European/Pākehā, 10.5% Māori, 2.4% Pasifika, 4.7% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 12.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.7% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.8% were Muslim, 0.1% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 189 (10.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 477 (26.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 186 people (10.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 951 (52.4%) people were employed full-time, 273 (15.0%) were part-time, and 54 (3.0%) were unemployed.
Timaru Christian School is a non-denominational state integrated school for years 1 to 10 with a roll of as of It opened in 1996, and moved to the current site about 2009.[3] The site was formerly occupied by Watlington Intermediate, which opened in 1974 and closed in 2004.[4] [5]