Timaru Central
Timaru Central | |
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 Stafford Street | |
 Interactive map of Timaru Central | |
| Coordinates: 44°23′53″S 171°15′07″E / 44.398°S 171.252°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Timaru |
| Local authority | Timaru District Council |
| Electoral ward | Timaru |
| Area | |
| • Land | 81 ha (200 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 310 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Waimataitai | Port Timaru | |
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Timaru Central is the central business district of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.
Demographics
[edit]Timaru Central covers 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 310 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 383 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Sacred Heart School is a Catholic state-integrated primary school for years 1 to 10[4] with a roll of 227 as of July 2026.[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
[edit]- 1 2 3 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- 1 2 "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Timaru Central (341100). 2018 Census place summary: Timaru Central
- ↑ "Sacred Heart School - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz.
- ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "SC's Marist Brothers prepare for 200th anniversary". Timaru Herald. 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "South Canterbury Schools" (PDF). South Canterbury branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Retrieved 19 November 2021.