Hawthorndale is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. It contains the city's Eastern Cemetery, and also Bill Richardson Transport World, a truck and classic car museum.

Hawthorndale
Bill Richardson Transport World
Bill Richardson Transport World
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Coordinates: 46°24′35″S 168°23′18″E / 46.4098°S 168.3882°E / -46.4098; 168.3882
CountryNew Zealand
CityInvercargill
Local authorityInvercargill City Council
Area
 • Land149 ha (368 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
1,900
Richmond Glengarry Mill Road
Turnbull Thomson Park
Hawthorndale
Seaward Bush
Georgetown Newfield Rockdale

Demographics

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The suburb is part of the Turnbull Thompson Park statistical area, which covers 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,900 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,275 people per km2. The statistical area is (incorrectly) named after Turnbull Thomson Park, in the south of the suburb.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,725—    
20131,731+0.05%
20181,764+0.38%
Source: [3]

The statistical area had a population of 1,764 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 39 people (2.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 696 households, comprising 828 males and 933 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 35.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 336 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 396 (22.4%) aged 15 to 29, 813 (46.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 216 (12.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.5% European/Pākehā, 17.2% Māori, 3.4% Pasifika, 6.3% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.9% had no religion, 36.4% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 198 (13.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 336 (23.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 204 people (14.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 822 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 204 (14.3%) were part-time, and 45 (3.2%) were unemployed.[3]

Education

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Ascot Community School is a full primary school serving years 1 to 8[4] with a roll of 273 students as of August 2024.[5] The school was established in 1999 through the merger three pre-existing schools:[6]

  • Surrey Park School, a primary school founded in 1940.[7]
  • Hawthorndale School, a primary school founded in 1958.[8]
  • Lithgow Intermediate School, an intermediate school founded in 1965 which had been amalgamated with Cargill High School in 1997 and 1998.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  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. Turnbull Thompson Park (361900). 2018 Census place summary: Turnbull Thompson Park
  4. ^ Education Counts: Ascot Community School
  5. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Surrey Park School". Invercargill Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ SEB Building Specifications New School, 1939. Invercargill. 1939.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ SEB Building Specification New School, 1958. Invercargill. 1958.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ "Lithgow School". ilibrary.co.nz. Invercargill City Libraries.
  10. ^ "Amalgamation between Cargill High School and Lithgow Intermediate School, 1997". Invercargill Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2022.