Teddington, New Zealand

Teddington
Looking northeast, with in the lower left of the picture and Te Wharae / Charteris Bay in the centre
Coordinates: 43°40′06.24″S 172°39′40.81″E / 43.6684000°S 172.6613361°E / -43.6684000; 172.6613361Coordinates: 43°40′06.24″S 172°39′40.81″E / 43.6684000°S 172.6613361°E / -43.6684000; 172.6613361
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Ward	Banks Peninsula
Area [1]
• Total	46.15 km2 (17.82 sq mi)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	260
• Density	5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)

Teddington is on the lower right side of this photograph

Teddington is a very small community on the Banks Peninsula at the head of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. It sits on the junction of the road to and the road from Purau to Christchurch.

It dates back to the early settlers of Christchurch^[3] but is now reduced to a pub and a restored working blacksmith's forge.^[4]

Tsunami[]

An earthquake near Chile on 23 May 1960 caused a tsunami which crossed the Pacific to hit New Zealand. The tsunami was funnelled up Lyttleton Harbour and flooded low-lying farmland and the Wheatsheaf Tavern in Teddington. ^[5] A similar event occurred in 2010 following an earthquake in Chile with three waves that were greater than two metres high inundating the head of the harbour around Teddington.^[6]

An earlier tsunami occurred in 1868 following an earthquake off the coast of Peru. This caused an eight foot high wave to be funnelled up Lyttleton Harbour towards Teddington.^[7]

Demographics[]

The Teddington statistical area, which extends from Governors Bay almost to Purau^[8] and includes Ōtamahua / Quail Island, covers 46.15 km² (17.82 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 260 as of June 2021,^[2] with a population density of 5.6 people per km².

Teddington had a population of 234 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people (21.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 27 people (13.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 87 households. There were 117 males and 114 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 46.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 36 people (15.4%) aged under 15 years, 39 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 114 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 97.4% European/Pākehā, 5.1% Māori, and 2.6% Pacific peoples (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 25.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.7% had no religion, 33.3% were Christian, 1.3% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 75 (37.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 18 (9.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 105 (53.0%) people were employed full-time, 33 (16.7%) were part-time, and 3 (1.5%) were unemployed.^[9]

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