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Linwood, New Zealand

Linwood is an inner suburb of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It lies to the east of the city centre, mostly between Ferry Road and Linwood Avenue, two of the major arterial roads to the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. It is one of the city's older suburbs, established in 1850.

Linwood
Suburb
Linwood House in 2003
Linwood House in 2003
Map
Coordinates: 43°31′53″S 172°40′21″E / 43.53139°S 172.67250°E / -43.53139; 172.67250
CountryNew Zealand
CityChristchurch
Local authorityChristchurch City Council
Electoral ward
  • Central
  • Linwood
Community board
  • Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood
  • Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central
Established1850s
Area
[1]
 • Land285 ha (704 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
11,260
Richmond Avonside Wainoni
Christchurch Central City
Linwood
Phillipstown Woolston Bromley
Linwood Community Centre and Art Gallery with the back collapsed by the February 2011 earthquake

History

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Linwood is one of Christchurch's older suburbs which was established in 1850.[3] "Linwood" was given its name by Joseph Brittan, who purchased rural section 300 in Avonside. The adjoining rural section 301 was to be part of the farm, but the right was sold but probably farmed with rural section 300 and was eventually bought back by his son in 1874. To this was added a small part of section 30 to give access in 1855 and 21-year lease for the adjoining sections in 1862 giving a total area of about 380 acres (about 150ha).[4][5] He called the farm Linwood, as he was from Linwood, Hampshire.[6] Brittan built Linwood House at 30 Linwood Avenue in 1857, which stood there until demolition following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.[5][7]

Christchurch lacked an accessible port before the construction of the Lyttelton Rail Tunnel in 1867. This posed a significant problem for the fledgling city. A barge service along what is now Linwood Avenue was mooted prior to this tunnel but was never completed.

The Linwood Islamic Centre was the site of a mass shooting during the Christchurch mosque shootings on 15 March 2019.[8]

Demographics

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Linwood covers 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 11,260 as of June 2024, with a population density of 3,951 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20069,015—    
20138,622−0.63%
20189,783+2.56%
Source: [9]

Linwood had a population of 9,783 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,161 people (13.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 768 people (8.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,873 households, comprising 5,043 males and 4,743 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female, with 1,563 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 2,559 (26.2%) aged 15 to 29, 4,593 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,074 (11.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 64.5% European/Pākehā, 16.9% Māori, 6.9% Pasifika, 21.3% Asian, and 3.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 31.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.9% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.9% were Hindu, 1.7% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist and 4.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,503 (18.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,635 (19.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 636 people (7.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,215 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,101 (13.4%) were part-time, and 459 (5.6%) were unemployed.[9]

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km2)		 Population Density
(per km2)		 Households Median age Median
income
Linwood West 1.08 4,962 4,594 2,115 32.9 years $28,300[10]
Linwood North 0.86 2,709 3,150 990 36.0 years $27,700[11]
Linwood East 0.91 2,112 2,321 768 34.7 years $28,100[12]
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Economy

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Retail

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Linwood Village on Stanmore Road

A long established retail section is on Stanmore Road around the intersections with Gloucester and Worcester Streets. It underwent significant upgrading in the 2020s and has been described as an urban village.[13][14]

Linwood's main commercial area is concentrated around the intersection of Linwood Avenue, Aldwins Road and Buckleys Road. It is known as Eastgate Mall (formerly Linwood City) and also contains a Christchurch City Council community centre and a library. It covers an area of 30,500 m2.[15] It is on two levels but used to encompass a much larger area prior to the 22 February 2011 earthquake, it has 1100 carparks and 37 shops, including The Warehouse, Woolworths, Warehouse Stationery, Number One Shoes and Lincraft.[16][17]

Parks

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Linwood Park Village

The largest parks in Linwood are Bromley Park[18] and the adjacent Linwood Cemetery,[19] followed by Beverley Park[20] and the North Linwood Community Park. As there are no defined suburb boundaries in Christchurch, post code boundaries are sometimes used for suburb boundaries (e.g. by Google Maps). According to Google Maps, most of Woodham Park[21] is located in Linwood whilst only part of Linwood Park[22] belongs to the eponymous suburb. Most commonly, Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue are considered the boundary roads of Woolston and if so, Linwood Park is located in Woolston.

Education

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Te Aratai College is a secondary school for years 7 to 13.[23] It has a roll of 1195. The school opened in 1954.[24]

Te Pā o Rākaihautū is a Kura Kaupapa Māori composite school which teaches years 1 to 13 in the Māori language.[25] It has a roll of 220. It was founded in 2015.[26]

Linwood Avenue Primary School and Whītau School are contributing primary schools for years 1 to 6,[27][28] with rolls of 357 and 325 students, respectively. Linwood Avenue opened in 1928,[29] and Whītau opened in 1908 as Linwood North School.[30][31]

All of these are coeducational state schools. Rolls are as of August 2024.[32]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Linwood Village Master Plan" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. 2012. p. 18. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ Archives NZ land records
  5. ^ a b "Linwood House". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  6. ^ Greenaway, Richard L. N. (June 2007). "Avonside Anglican Parish Cemetery Tour" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. ^ Cronshaw, Tim (5 March 2011). "Heritage heartbreak looms". The Press. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  8. ^ Bayer, Kurt; Leasl, Anna (24 August 2020). "Christchurch mosque terror attack sentencing: Gunman Brenton Tarrant planned to attack three mosques". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Linwood West (327900), Linwood North (328500) and Linwood East (329300).
  10. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Linwood West
  11. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Linwood North
  12. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Linwood East
  13. ^ "'More people-friendly and pleasant' Linwood Village on the way". Star News. Star Media Network. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Linwood Village Master Plan". CCC. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  15. ^ Gibson, Anne (23 December 2001). "Growth plans for Eastgate Mall". Wilson & Horton. New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Our shops - Eastgate Mall". eastgate.co.nz. Eastgate Mall. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  17. ^ McDonald, Liz (8 November 2024). "Eastgate Mall sold, buyers have 'big plans'". The Presss. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Bromley Park". findchch.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Linwood Cemetery". findchch.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Beverley Park & Playground". findchch.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Woodham Park". findchch.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Linwood Park". findchch.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  23. ^ Education Counts: Linwood College
  24. ^ "Welcome to Linwood College - Warm greetings to the Linwood community". Linwood College. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  25. ^ Education Counts: Te Pā o Rākaihautū
  26. ^ "Te Pā o Rākaihautū". rakaihautu.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  27. ^ Education Counts: Linwood Avenue Primary School
  28. ^ Education Counts: Whītau School
  29. ^ "Miscellaneous Local Historical Information" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 92. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  30. ^ Baker, Timothy David (1908). "Linwood North School centennial, 1908-2008". Linwood North School. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  31. ^ "Whītau School". Education Review Office. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  32. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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