Kingswell, New Zealand

Kingswell is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill.

Kingswell
Suburb
Coordinates: 46.442°S 168.362°E / -46.442; 168.362
CountryNew Zealand
CityInvercargill City
Local authorityInvercargill City Council
Area
[1]
 • Land267 ha (660 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total2,370
Appleby Strathern Heidelberg
Kew
Kingswell
 Tisbury
Clifton

The suburb has had a high rate of deprivation since the closure of the Ocean Beach freezing works in 1991.[3]

Demographics

Kingswell covers 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,370 as of June 2023, with a population density of 888 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,186—    
20133,390+0.89%
20183,516+0.73%
Source: [4]

Kingswell had a population of 3,516 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 126 people (3.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 330 people (10.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,365 households. There were 1,704 males and 1,815 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 765 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 693 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,569 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 492 (14.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 82.5% European/Pākehā, 22.7% Māori, 5.9% Pacific peoples, 3.8% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 8.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 56.1% had no religion, 31.1% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.1% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 225 (8.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 876 (31.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 201 people (7.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,422 (51.7%) people were employed full-time, 405 (14.7%) were part-time, and 117 (4.3%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea (km2)PopulationDensity (per km2)HouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Moulson0.771,2841,66849835.0 years$27,500[5]
Kingswell1.902,2321,17586737.5 years$28,100[6]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Clarendon School, a Year 1 to 6 state primary school, was established in 1971.[7] It merged with Clifton School in Clifton, Invercargill South School in Appleby and Kew School in Kew to form New River Primary School in Kew in 2004.[8]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. Savory, Logan (12 September 2020). "Stark warning for Invercargill, 30 years on from the Ocean Beach closure". stuff.co.nz. Southland Times.
  4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Moulson (362800) and Kingswell (362900).
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Moulson
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Kingswell
  7. "Clarendon School". Invercargill Archives. Invercargill City Council.
  8. "Merger of Clifton School (3939), Clarendon School (3937), Kew School (3972) and Invercargill South School (3968)". gazette.govt.nz. New Zealand Government.
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