Camborne, New Zealand

Suburb of Porirua City in New Zealand

Camborne
Suburb of Porirua City
Country	New Zealand
City	Porirua City
Electoral ward	Northern Ward/Pukerua ki te Raki
Area
• Land	84 ha (208 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[1]
• Total	2,090

	Pukerua Bay
Plimmerton	Camborne	(Porirua Harbour)
	Mana

Camborne, New Zealand is a hilltop and seaside suburb of Porirua.

Camborne covers an area of 0.84 km², including a land area of 0.84 km².^[2] Most of the suburb is a short walk from Porirua Harbour, and many homes have views of the harbour, neighbouring hills, the sea and Mana Island.^[3]

History[]

Camborne was developed over a 35-year period from the 1960s, initially by an investment company headed by a Mr Arthur Cornish. It was named after Camborne, Cornwall. Most of its street names are of Cornish origin, but its main street, Pope Street, is named after William George Pope (known as Bob), who was an honoured former resident of the adjoining suburb of Plimmerton.^[4]

The Paremata Residents Association includes members from Camborne.^[5]

Demography[]

Camborne statistical area covers 0.84 km² (0.32 sq mi).^[6] It had an estimated population of 2,090 as of June 2021, with a population density of 2,488.10 people per km².

Camborne had a population of 2,013 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 348 people (20.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 726 households. There were 966 males and 1,044 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 40.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 435 people (21.6%) aged under 15 years, 303 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,026 (51.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 249 (12.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.4% European/Pākehā, 9.5% Māori, 2.8% Pacific peoples, 6.7% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 21.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 55.1% had no religion, 34.4% were Christian, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 546 (34.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 144 (9.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $51,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 933 (59.1%) people were employed full-time, 237 (15.0%) were part-time, and 45 (2.9%) were unemployed.^[7]

Economy[]

In 2018, 11.5% of the workforce worked in construction, 9.0% worked in education, 8.7% worked in healthcare, 3.8% worked in manufacturing, 3.8% worked in hospitality, and 2.8% worked in transport.^[7]

Camborne does not have its own shops, but is within walking distance of the Plimmerton and Mana shopping centres, and within driving distancew of the Porirua and Wellington city centres.

Transportation[]

As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 71.0% drove a car, 11.3% rode in a car, 2.7% used a bike, and 2.7% walked or ran. No one used public transport.^[7]

Apart from school buses for local schools such as Plimmerton School and Aotea College, there is no public transport available in Camborne. The closest plublic transport stations are Mana and Plimmerton train stations.

The extensive views of Porirua Harbour and the sea from Camborne. Mana Island is in the centre; Plimmerton to the right. Pauatahaunui Inlet is at the left.

References[]

External links[]

• More description of Camborne and Plimmerton
• Mana-Camborne Community Profile from Statistics NZ
• https://web.archive.org/web/20190118013507/http://porirualibrary.org.nz/Heritage/History-of-Plimmerton-and-Camborne

Coordinates: 41°05′23″S 174°52′25″E / 41.089683°S 174.873573°E / -41.089683; 174.873573