Strathern, New Zealand

Suburb in Invercargill, New Zealand

Strathern
Suburb
Coordinates: 46°25′41″S 168°22′08″E / 46.428°S 168.369°E / -46.428; 168.369
Country	New Zealand
City	Invercargill
Local authority	Invercargill City Council
Area [1]
• Land	177 ha (437 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	4,190

	Georgetown	Newfield
Appleby	Strathern	Heidelberg
Kew	Kingswell	Tisbury

Strathern is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.

Strathern covers 1.77 km² (0.68 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 4,190 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 2,367 people per km².

Before the 2023 census, Strathern had a smaller boundary, covering 0.98 km² (0.38 sq mi).^[1] Using that boundary, Strathern had a population of 2,217 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 129 people (6.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 36 people (1.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 951 households, comprising 1,056 males and 1,164 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 37.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 423 people (19.1%) aged under 15 years, 465 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 948 (42.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 384 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.1% European/Pākehā, 20.6% Māori, 6.4% Pasifika, 4.2% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.3% had no religion, 34.9% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 171 (9.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 537 (29.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 135 people (7.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 867 (48.3%) people were employed full-time, 237 (13.2%) were part-time, and 96 (5.4%) were unemployed.^[3]

Te Kura o Whare Pā is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6^[4] with a roll of 271 students as of August 2024.^[5] The school was created as Fernworth Primary in 2005 with the merger of St George School and Elston Lea.^[6] In 2020, the school was renamed to Te Kura o Whare Pā.^[7]