Burnside, Christchurch

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Burnside
Suburb of Christchurch
Burnside Park
Burnside Park
Coordinates: 43°29′59″S 172°34′07″E / 43.499857°S 172.568658°E / -43.499857; 172.568658Coordinates: 43°29′59″S 172°34′07″E / 43.499857°S 172.568658°E / -43.499857; 172.568658
CountryNew Zealand
CityChristchurch
Local authorityChristchurch City Council
Electoral wardWaimairi
Area
[1]
 • Land457 ha (1,129 acres)
Population
 (June 2020)[2]
 • Total8,010
Harewood Bishopdale
Burnside
 Bryndwr
Avonhead Ilam Fendalton

Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.

History[]

Burnside was originally part of a farm, approximately 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) in size, owned by the early settler William Boag (1828-1904), who arrived in 1851 from Perthshire. It was named for the small creeks that formed the headwaters of the Waimairi Stream.[3][4] The name Burnside was made official by the Waimairi County Council in 1959,[5] although Burnside Road had been renamed Memorial Avenue in 1950.[6]

For the first hundred years of European settlement, the area in and around Burnside was farmland, with sheep, cattle and orchards occupying the land.[citation needed]

Demographics[]

Burnside, comprising the statistical areas of Burnside, Burnside Park and Russley, covers 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 8,010 as of June 2020, with a population density of 1,753 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20067,191—    
20137,335+0.28%
20187,713+1.01%
Source: [7]

Burnside had a population of 7,713 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 378 people (5.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 522 people (7.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,712 households. There were 3,810 males and 3,903 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 1,458 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,683 (21.8%) aged 15 to 29, 3,372 (43.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,200 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 70.2% European/Pākehā, 7.2% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 24.6% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 32.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 47.9% had no religion, 39.1% were Christian, 1.4% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 2.0% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,788 (28.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 780 (12.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,024 (48.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,023 (16.4%) were part-time, and 219 (3.5%) were unemployed.[7]

Individual statistical areas
Name Population Households Median age Median income
Burnside 3,489 1,209 36.1 years $32,400[8]
Burnside Park 3,243 1,104 37.2 years $33,400[9]
Russley 981 399 49.7 years $37,400[10]
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Schools[]

Burnside High School

Burnside High School is a secondary school catering for years 9 to 13.[11] It has a roll of 2484. The school opened in 1960.[12]

Cobham Intermediate is an intermediate school catering for years 7 to 8.[13] It has a roll of 692. The school, initially named Fendalton Intermediate, opened in 1963.[14]

Burnside Primary School and Roydvale School are contributing primary schools catering for years 1 to 6.[15][16] They have rolls of 304 and 269, respectively. Burnside School opened in 1956, and Roydvale in 1967.[3] Kendal School, which opened in 1962,[3] closed in 2014.[17]

Christ the King School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school for years 1 to 8.[18] It has a roll of 317.

All these schools are coeducational, and all except Christ the King are state schools. Rolls are as of March 2021.[19]

Suburb[]

Burnside contains a central park (Burnside Park), and its two central roads are Memorial Avenue and Greers Road. It contains a smaller park (Jellie Park) opposite Burnside High School on Greers Road.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Bryndwr and Burnside". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-14-320410-7.
  5. ^ Harper, Margaret (July 2011). "Christchurch Place Names". Christchurch City Libraries. p. 36. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ^ O’Connor, Paul (2009). Choosing the Right Path: Burnside High School 1960-2010. Christchurch: Silver Fox Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-473-15685-5.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Burnside (319200), Burnside Park (318300) and Russley (317500).
  8. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Burnside
  9. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Burnside Park
  10. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Russley
  11. ^ Education Counts: Burnside High School
  12. ^ O'Connor, Paul (2009). Choosing the Right Path: Burnside High School 1960–2010. Christchurch: Silver Fox Publishing. ISBN 978-0-473-15685-5.
  13. ^ Education Counts: Cobham Intermediate School
  14. ^ "Miscellaneous Local Historical Information" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 47. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  15. ^ Education Counts: Burnside Primary School
  16. ^ Education Counts: Roydvale School
  17. ^ Parata, Hekia (20 June 2013). "Kendal School, Christchurch (3395) Closure Notice" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. New Zealand Government. 2013 (78): 2138. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  18. ^ Education Counts: Christ the King School
  19. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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