| West End | |||||
| Caption1: | The Shortest Day, a sculpture in Centennial Park | ||||
| City1: | Timaru | ||||
| Council: | Timaru District Council | ||||
| Ward: | Timaru | ||||
| Coordinates: | -44.396°N 171.23°W | ||||
| Area: | 122 | ||||
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West End is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre.
The suburb contains a multi-sport stadium called Fraser Park, which was branded as Alpine Energy Stadium.[1]
The statistical area of Fraser Park, which corresponds to West End, covers 1.22km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Fraser Park had a population of 2,751 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 66 people (2.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 72 people (2.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,179 households, comprising 1,335 males and 1,419 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 43.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 474 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 525 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,167 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 588 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.1% European/Pākehā, 9.6% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, 4.7% Asian, and 1.9% 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, 50.2% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 564 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 297 people (13.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,146 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 348 (15.3%) were part-time, and 51 (2.2%) were unemployed.
Timaru Boys' High School is a single-sex secondary school for years 9 to 13 with a roll of as of It opened in 1880.[3] Timaru Girls' High School started on the same site, separated by a fence.
Bluestone School is a coeducational primary serving years 1 to 8 with a roll of as of The school was established in 2005 on the Timaru West school site when it merged with Timaru Main (established 1873). Timaru West opened in 1913 as a side school for Timaru Main and became a separate school in 1923.[4]