Fairfield, Otago
Fairfield | |
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Coordinates: 45°54′S 170°24′E / 45.900°S 170.400°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Dunedin |
Local authority | Dunedin City Council |
Community board | Saddle Hill Community Board[1] |
Area | |
• Land | 396 ha (979 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[3] | |
• Total | 2,660 |
Mosgiel | Wingatui | |
East Taieri |
Fairfield
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Abbotsford |
(Saddle Hill) | Waldronville | Green Island |
Fairfield is a suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand.
Fairfield lies in rolling hill country, close to the slopes of
Under the
Until 2000, Fairfield was located on
As of the 2013 New Zealand census (delayed from 2011 due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake), Fairfield had a population of 2,379 – an increase of 5.0% from the population of 2,275 in the 2006 census.[6] Fairfield accounts for 2.0% of the total Dunedin City territorial authority population.[6]
The local primary school is
Demographics
Fairfield covers 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)[2] and had an estimated population of 2,660 as of June 2023,[3] with a population density of 672 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
2006 | 2,268 | — |
2013 | 2,415 | +0.90% |
2018 | 2,511 | +0.78% |
Source: [7] |
Fairfield had a population of 2,511 at the
Ethnicities were 93.0% European/Pākehā, 6.8% Māori, 1.1% Pasifika, 4.1% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 11.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 56.3% had no religion, 36.0% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.1% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 378 (18.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 339 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 426 people (20.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,104 (53.9%) people were employed full-time, 360 (17.6%) were part-time, and 42 (2.0%) were unemployed.[7]
Education
Fairfield School is a full primary serving years 1 to 8[8] with a roll of 466 students. It was established in 1872 as Waldron School. A fire destroyed the school in 1951, and it was rebuilt on the current site in 1963.[9]
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti is a composite school serving years 1 to 13[10] with a roll of 40 students. The school was founded in 1994, and teaches entirely in the Māori language.[11]
Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of February 2024.[12]
References
- ^ "2016 Saddle Hill Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Insect poses prickly questions" on Otago Daily Times website, viewed 16 October 2013
- ISBN 0-589-00933-8.
- ^ a b "2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Fairfield". Statistics New Zealand. 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Fairfield (Dunedin City) (350700). 2018 Census place summary: Fairfield (Dunedin City)
- ^ Education Counts: Fairfield School
- ^ "History". Fairfield School. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Education Counts: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti
- ^ "Ko Wai Mātou". Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.