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Watlington is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located southwest of the town centre.

Talbot Park was an aged-care hospital-level facility in Watlington for over a century, until it closed in May 2021.

Demographics

Watlington covers 1.21 km (0.47 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,420 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,000 people per km.

Watlington had a population of 2,253 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 45 people (−2.0%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged since the 2006 census. There were 909 households, comprising 1,122 males and 1,134 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 438 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 432 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 999 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 387 (17.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.0% European/Pākehā, 10.5% Māori, 2.4% Pasifika, 4.7% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 12.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.7% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.8% were Muslim, 0.1% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 189 (10.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 477 (26.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 186 people (10.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 951 (52.4%) people were employed full-time, 273 (15.0%) were part-time, and 54 (3.0%) were unemployed.

Education

Timaru Christian School is a non-denominational state integrated school for years 1 to 10 with a roll of 165 as of August 2024. It opened in 1996, and moved to the current site about 2009. The site was formerly occupied by Watlington Intermediate, which opened in 1974 and closed in 2004.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Memories of Talbot Park endure". South Canterbury District Health Board. 17 May 2021.
4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Watlington (341000). 2018 Census place summary: Watlington
5. Education Counts: Timaru Christian School
6. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
7. "Timaru Christian School searching for new site". Timaru Herald. 31 January 2009.
8. "South Canterbury Schools" (PDF). South Canterbury branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
9. "Closure timeline". Timaru Herald. 31 January 2009.

• Suburbs of Timaru
• Populated places in the Canterbury Region