Green Island, New Zealand
Green Island | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 45°54′10″S 170°25′50″E / 45.90278°S 170.43056°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Dunedin |
Local authority | Dunedin City Council |
Area | |
• Land | 364 ha (899 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 2,450 |
Fairfield | Abbotsford | Kaikorai Valley |
Green Island
|
Burnside | |
Waldronville |
Green Island is a suburb of
Green Island suburb
Under the
Green Island is on
Prior to 1950 Green Island, and neighbouring Burnside, had a strong Brass Band and Silver Band communities.
Schools
Green Island School is a state full primary school serving years 1 to 8[3] with a roll of 170 students. The school first opened in 1863, and moved to the current site in 1883.[4]
St Peter Chanel School is a Catholic state-integrated contributing primary school serving years 1 to 6.[5][6] It is located on Main South Road, and has a roll of 53 students.
Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of February 2024.[7]
Sport
Green Island Rugby Club
Established in 1884 and known as "The Grizzlies". The club's colours are green and gold. The club's home ground is Miller Park. In 2017 the club fielded three senior teams, one colts (U-20) team and a thriving school age grade consisting of 22 teams (ages 5–13). Green Island won the Premier Championship in 1972, 1973 and 1978. The clubs playing strength has dropped since the late 1990s with the decline of employment opportunities in the town and a general drop in player numbers throughout the Dunedin region, although the club has a thriving social side and a loyal band of supporters and has seen a resurgence off the field in recent years.[8]
The club has in 2019 won the Speights Jug Trophy for winning the first round of Premier Rugby. They have also won numerous interclub trophies through this round.
The club has had six
- Greg Cooper
- Jackson Hemopo
- Lyn Jaffray
- Merv Jaffray
- Brian McKechnie
- Ben Smith
Other sport
Green Island's football club, Green Island FC, is based at Sunnyvale Park.[9] The park is also the home of the Green Island Cricket Club.[10] The Cricket Club has been highly successful in recent times winning multiple national club championships. The town is also home to a successful boxing club, and Green Island Rhythmic Gymnastics Club is a nationally ranked local sporting club.
Demographics
Green Island covers 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,450 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 673 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
2006 | 2,283 | — |
2013 | 2,235 | −0.30% |
2018 | 2,319 | +0.74% |
Source: [11] |
Green Island had a population of 2,319 at the
Ethnicities were 91.3% European/Pākehā, 10.3% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, 3.1% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 9.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.7% had no religion, 28.1% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.1% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (13.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 459 (24.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 168 people (8.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 993 (52.7%) people were employed full-time, 255 (13.5%) were part-time, and 72 (3.8%) were unemployed.[11]
Abbotsford
Immediately to the north of Green Island, and only separated from it by the State Highway and South Island Main Trunk Railway is Abbotsford. Abbotsford is also a suburb within the Dunedin City territorial authority.
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Education Counts: Green Island School
- ^ "History". Green Island School. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Education Counts: St Peter Chanel School
- ^ "St Peter Chanel School (Green Island)". Education Review Office. 12 September 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Green Island Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Green Island FC Web page". Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Green Island Cricket Club". Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Green Island (352600). 2018 Census place summary: Green Island