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Parklands
Suburb
A small lake in Bottle Lake Forest Park, bordering the suburb of Parklands
Coordinates: 43°28′52″S 172°42′18″E / 43.481°S 172.705°E / -43.481; 172.705
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Burwood Coastal
Community board	Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood
Area
• Land	479 ha (1,184 acres)
Population
• Total	10,760

Bottle Lake	Bottle Lake Forest	(Pegasus Bay)
Prestons	Parklands	Waimairi Beach
	Burwood	North New Brighton

Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest.

The area between Burwood Hospital and Waimairi Golf Club was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling (1842–1928). It was developed as a residential suburb from 1963.

Demographics

Parklands, comprising the statistical areas of Parklands, Waitikiri and Queenspark, covers 4.79 km (1.85 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 10,760 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,246 people per km.

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 4.77 km (1.84 sq mi). Using that boundary, Parklands had a population of 10,242 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 441 people (4.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,194 people (13.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,645 households, comprising 5,058 males and 5,184 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 2,238 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,827 (17.8%) aged 15 to 29, 4,854 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,326 (12.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 12.5% Māori, 3.3% Pasifika, 4.3% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.7% had no religion, 32.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,284 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,572 (19.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,494 people (18.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,152 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 1,329 (16.6%) were part-time, and 294 (3.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Parkview Pārua School and Queenspark School are state coeducational full primary schools catering for years 1 to 8. As of August 2024, they have rolls of 380 and 487 students, respectively. Both schools were founded in 1977.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Christchurch Place Names: N - Z : Parklands" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. February 2016. p. 18.
4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Parklands (325100), Waitikiri (321600) and Queenspark (323700).
5. 2018 Census place summary: Parklands
6. 2018 Census place summary: Waitikiri
7. 2018 Census place summary: Queenspark
8. Education Counts: Parkview Pārua School
9. Education Counts: Queenspark School
10. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
11. "Miscellaneous Local Historical Information" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. pp. 131, 150. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

• Suburbs of Christchurch