Halswell

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Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand

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::summary Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand ::

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council	Christchurch City Council
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Originally a separate village, Halswell is now a residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 9 km southwest of Cathedral Square on State Highway 75.

History

Halswell is named after Edmund Halswell QC (1790–1874), a government officer and member of the management commission of the Canterbury Association. He arrived in New Zealand in 1841 and was appointed Commissioner of Native Reserves. The Māori name of Tai Tapu for the area is preserved in the name of a village located some 9 km south of the centre of Halswell.{{cite book |last=Reed |first=A. W. |title=Place Names of New Zealand |year=2010 |publisher=Raupo |location=Rosedale, North Shore |isbn=978-0-14-320410-7 |page = 153 |editor=Peter Dowling

Overview

Until fairly recently, Halswell was completely separated from the city geographically. In the 1960s the suburb of Oaklands was established to the north of the original Halswell village, and this expanded further when Westlake was developed in the late 1980s. The subdivision of Aidanfield in the 1990s effectively joined Halswell to the Christchurch urban area.

The Rocks subdivision was established at the top of Kennedy's Bush Road, which is situated on the Port Hills, while the rest of Halswell sits on the flat ground of the Canterbury Plains.

Since the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011, the Halswell area has been growing rapidly, with subdivisions now extending in all directions. Longhurst and Knights Stream have been developed to the west, with amenities such as a medical centre, kindergarten and shopping hub.

Halswell has a public swimming pool, library, community hub, Catholic, Anglican, and United churches, and a post office with Kiwibank. The Halswell Quarry Park is a 60.4 ha family orientated park maintained by the Christchurch City Council. The park features all weather walking tracks, a network of mountain bike tracks, dog and horse exercise areas as well as native and exotic planted areas. Although named for this suburb, the quarry is located in the adjacent suburb Kennedys Bush.

Halswell Domain is a park in the centre of Halswell. It includes a playground and skate park, a boating pond and a miniature railway, which runs on Sunday afternoons. On the edge of Halswell Domain is the Halswell War Memorial, unveiled in 1924 by Sir Heaton Rhodes MP.

The Nottingham Stream flows through the suburb and joins the Halswell River.

Demographics

Halswell covers 12.54 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Before the 2023 census, Halswell had a smaller boundary, covering 10.76 km2. Using that boundary, Halswell had a population of 8,139 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3,693 people (83.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,990 people (96.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,868 households, comprising 3,975 males and 4,167 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 1,671 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,539 (18.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,885 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,047 (12.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 79.0% European/Pākehā, 5.7% Māori, 2.0% Pasifika, 17.4% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 26.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.2% had no religion, 37.4% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,821 (28.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 831 (12.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,608 people (24.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,741 (57.8%) people were employed full-time, 951 (14.7%) were part-time, and 165 (2.6%) were unemployed.

::data[format=table title="Individual statistical areas in 2018"] | Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Halswell West | 6.37 | 3,597 | 565 | 1,251 | 32.6 years | $47,600 | | | | Halswell North | 2.61 | 2,055 | 787 | 684 | 40.8 years | $39,100 | | | | Halswell South | 1.78 | 2,487 | 1,397 | 933 | 39.9 years | $38,300 | | | ::

Education

Halswell School, Oaklands School and Knights Stream School are full primary schools for years 1 to 8, with rolls of , 591 and students, respectively. Halswell School was established in 1864, and was rebuilt after the 2010 Christchurch earthquake. Oaklands School opened in the 1960s with the development of the new suburb. Knights Stream opened in 2019.

Seven Oaks School and Seven Oaks Secondary School are private schools sharing a campus and together providing education for years 1 to 13. They have rolls of and students, respectively. The school started in 2009 and moved to the current site in 2017.

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

Notable residents

Harry Ell (1862–1934), Member of Parliament and promoter of the Summit Road

References

"Wards, Councillors and Community Boards map". Christchurch City Council.
The historical population and area are the sum of the population and area in statistical areas of [https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-place-summaries/halswell-north Halswell North], [https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-place-summaries/halswell-south Halswell South] and [https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-place-summaries/halswell-west Halswell West], and the current population and area includes the new statistical areas of Halswell South West and Halswell South East.
(February 2021). "Halswell Ward profile".
(14 November 2015). "Halswell Domain + Miniature Trains".
"Halswell war memorial".
"ArcGIS Web Application".
{{NZ census 2018. Halswell West (324500), Halswell North (327300) and Halswell South (328000)
{{NZ census place summary 2018. halswell-west. Halswell West
{{NZ census place summary 2018. halswell-north. Halswell North
{{NZ census place summary 2018. halswell-south. Halswell South
{{TKI. 3366. Halswell School
{{TKI. 579. Knights Stream School – Mingimingi Hautoa
"Grounds and Facilities". Halswell School.
"Information Booklet". Mingimingi Hautoa Knights Stream School.
{{TKI. 610. Seven Oaks School
{{TKI. 695. Seven Oaks Secondary School
"Origins of Seven Oaks School". Seven Oaks School.
{{DNZB. Pawson. Eric. 3e4. Ell, Henry George – Biography. 1 October 2011

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