Timaru Central

Suburb in Timaru, New Zealand

Timaru Central

Suburb

Stafford Street

Coordinates: 44°23′53″S 171°15′07″E﻿ / ﻿44.398°S 171.252°E﻿ / -44.398; 171.252
Country| New Zealand
City| Timaru
Local authority| Timaru District Council
Electoral ward| Timaru
Area

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• Land| 81 ha (200 acres)
Population

(June 2024)[2]

• Total

| 410

Waimataitai |  | Port Timaru

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Seaview |

Timaru Central

| Parkside |

Timaru Central is the central business district of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

## Demographics

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Timaru Central covers 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 410 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 506 people per km2.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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2006| 420| —
2013| 426| +0.20%
2018| 405| −1.01%
Source: [3]

Before the 2023 census, Timaru Central had a larger boundary, covering 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Timaru Central had a population of 405 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people (−4.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−3.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 171 households, comprising 210 males and 195 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 37.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 45 people (11.1%) aged under 15 years, 114 (28.1%) aged 15 to 29, 198 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (11.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 77.0% European/Pākehā, 13.3% Māori, 8.1% Pasifika, 10.4% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.9% had no religion, 37.8% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 2.2% were Buddhist and 4.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (8.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 93 (25.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 24 people (6.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 198 (55.0%) people were employed full-time, 39 (10.8%) were part-time, and 18 (5.0%) were unemployed.[3]

## Education

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Sacred Heart School is a Catholic state-integrated primary school for years 1 to 10[4] with a roll of 234 as of November 2024.[5] It opened in 1882 as Marist Brothers School, and became Sacred Heart School in the 1980s after a merger with Sacred Heart Girls' School (established 1879).[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Timaru Central (341100). 2018 Census place summary: Timaru Central
4. ^ Education Counts: Sacred Heart School
5. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
6. ^ "SC's Marist Brothers prepare for 200th anniversary". Timaru Herald. 24 August 2017.
7. ^ "South Canterbury Schools" (PDF). South Canterbury branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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Timaru District, New Zealand

Seat: Timaru

Populated places|

| Geraldine Ward|

* Arundel
* Blandswood
* Coopers Creek
* Gapes Valley
* Geraldine
* Hilton
* Kakahu
* Mesopotamia
* Mount Peel
* Orari
* Orari Bridge
* Peel Forest
* Pleasant Valley
* Rangitata
* Rangitata Gorge
* Rangitata Island
* Te Moana
* Woodbury

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Pleasant Point-Temuka Ward|

| Pleasant Point Sub-Division|

* Cave
* Kerrytown
* Levels Valley
* Opihi
* Opuha
* Pleasant Point
* Raincliff
* Totara Valley
* Upper Waitohi

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Temuka Sub-Division|

* Arowhenua
* Milford Huts
* Temuka
* Waipopo
* Waitohi
* Winchester

Timaru Ward|

* Fairview
* Hadlow
* Levels
* Otipua
* Pareora
* Timaru
* Caroline Bay
* Gleniti
* Glenwood
* Highfield
* Kensington
* Marchwiel
* Parkside
* Redruth
* Seaview
* Timaru Central
* Waimataitai
* Washdyke
* Watlington
* West End

Facilities and attractions|

* Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park

Government|

* District Council
* Mayor
* Regional Council

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