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West End
Suburb
The Shortest Day, a sculpture in Centennial Park
Coordinates: 44°23′46″S 171°13′48″E / 44.396°S 171.230°E / -44.396; 171.230
Country	New Zealand
City	Timaru
Local authority	Timaru District Council
Electoral ward	Timaru
Area
• Land	122 ha (301 acres)
Population
• Total	2,880

Highfield		Waimataitai
	West End	Seaview
	Watlington	Parkside

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

The suburb contains a multi-sport stadium called Fraser Park, which was branded as Alpine Energy Stadium.

Demographics

The statistical area of Fraser Park, which corresponds to West End, covers 1.22 km (0.47 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,880 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,361 people per km.

Fraser Park had a population of 2,751 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 66 people (2.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 72 people (2.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,179 households, comprising 1,335 males and 1,419 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 43.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 474 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 525 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,167 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 588 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.1% European/Pākehā, 9.6% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, 4.7% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.2% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 564 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 297 people (13.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,146 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 348 (15.3%) were part-time, and 51 (2.2%) were unemployed.

Education

Timaru Boys' High School is a single-sex secondary school for years 9 to 13 with a roll of 750 as of August 2024. It opened in 1880. Timaru Girls' High School started on the same site, separated by a fence.

Bluestone School is a coeducational primary serving years 1 to 8 with a roll of 508 as of August 2024. The school was established in 2005 on the Timaru West school site when it merged with Timaru Main (established 1873). Timaru West opened in 1913 as a side school for Timaru Main and became a separate school in 1923.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Tobin, Chris (17 July 2021). "Alpine Energy Stadium to become Fraser Park again". Timaru Herald.
4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Fraser Park (340700). 2018 Census place summary: Fraser Park
5. Education Counts: Timaru Boys' High School
6. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
7. "Our Heritage". Timaru Boys' High School. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
8. ^ "South Canterbury Schools" (PDF). South Canterbury branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
9. Education Counts: Bluestone School

• Suburbs of Timaru
• Populated places in the Canterbury Region