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Addington
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St Mary's Anglican Church, a central landmark of Addington
Basic information
Local authority Christchurch
Electoral ward
  • Spreydon
  • Central
Date established 1860
Land area 263 ha (1.02 sq mi)*
Coordinates 43°32′42″S 172°36′32″E / 43.545°S 172.609°E / -43.545; 172.609
Population 5890 (June 2022)
Postcode(s) 8041
Surrounds
North Riccarton
Northeast Christchurch Central City
East Sydenham
South Spreydon
Southwest Hillmorton
West Middleton
Northwest Upper Riccarton

Addington is a major suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is sited 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south-west of the city centre.

As an inner city suburb, Addington has a mix of residential, retail and light industrial properties.

Description

The suburb was named for the country residence of Bishop John Sumner, one of the leading members of the Canterbury Association.

As an inner city suburb, it has a mix of residential, retail and light industrial properties. The suburb is home to Horncastle Arena and also close to many other sports venues, notably Hagley Park to the north. It is also home to one of Christchurch's main horse-racing venues, Addington Raceway.

The New Zealand Railways Department's Addington Workshops were situated here until their closure in the 1980s; the historic concrete water-tower survives, next to the new Christchurch railway station. The previous railway station is located on Moorhouse Avenue in neighbouring Sydenham. The new station at Addington opened in 1994 and now serves the TranzAlpine, which takes tourists on the 231-kilometre (144 mi) coast-to-coast journey from Christchurch to Greymouth and is considered one of the most spectacular train rides in the world, and the Coastal Pacific, which takes a 348-kilometre (216 mi) journey to Picton.

Addington was the home of the oldest blending plant in the Southern Hemisphere until it was demolished after sustaining some damage in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The demolition of the plant sparked some controversy as the plant had been lined up to be carefully taken apart in an attempt to save Oregon timber valued at over $600,000.

St Mary's Addington, NZ
St Mary's Anglican Church

Central to Addington's residential area is St Mary's Anglican Church, which is an historical building surrounded by the spacious grounds and trees of Church Square. The grounds are used by the community for galas, pancake races (on Shrove Tuesday) fairs and weddings. The buildings and surrounding area is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a historic area, with registration number 7516.

The Court Theatre, whose buildings were damaged in the earthquake, relocated to "The Shed" and started operating on 10 December 2011.

Manuka Cottage is a community house which serves the interests and needs of wide variety of people. Activities include mothers' group, women's day, craft and card playing groups, community lunch, computer network, play group. The community also operates a time bank, which began operating in 2012. Manuka Cottage is also used by local community groups.


Economy

Tower Junction shopping centre is located in Addington, owned by Ngāi Tahu. It opened in 2002, and was redeveloped in 2018. It covers 37,000 m² and has 40 tenants, including Bunnings Warehouse and Harvey Norman.

Demographics

Addington comprises four statistical areas. Addington North is primarily industrial, with the Main South Line running through it. Addington West and Addington East are residential. Tower Junction has a shopping centre, Addington Racecourse, and light industry, and also includes two rest homes, which result in an unusually high median age for residents.

Individual statistical areas
Name Population Households Median age Median income
Addington North 12 3 26.0 years $40,000
Addington West 2,409 786 35.8 years $30,200
Addington East 2,937 1,200 31.8 years $31,700
Tower Junction 120 12 80.6 years $22,500
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Residential areas

The residential areas of Addington, comprising the statistical areas of Addington West and Addington East cover 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi). They had an estimated population of 5680 as of June 2022, with a population density of 5027 people per km2.

Historical population for residential areas
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 4,287 —    
2013 5,031 +2.31%
2018 5,346 +1.22%

The statistical areas of Addington West and Addington East had a population of 5,346 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 315 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,059 people (24.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,986 households. There were 2,817 males and 2,529 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female, with 696 people (13.0%) aged under 15 years, 1,548 (29.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,505 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 597 (11.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 60.4% European/Pākehā, 10.7% Māori, 4.5% Pacific peoples, 29.8% Asian, and 4.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 41.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 40.1% had no religion, 41.7% were Christian, 4.3% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 4.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,212 (26.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 780 (16.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,544 (54.7%) people were employed full-time, 519 (11.2%) were part-time, and 183 (3.9%) were unemployed.

Addington North

Addington North covers 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 10 as of June 2022, with a population density of 23 people per km2.

Statistics New Zealand do not publish detailed statistics for areas of very low population.

Tower Junction

Tower Junction covers 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 200 as of June 2022, with a population density of 187 people per km2.

Historical population for Tower Junction
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 24 —    
2013 39 +7.18%
2018 120 +25.21%

Tower Junction had a population of 120 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 81 people (207.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 96 people (400.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 12 households. There were 42 males and 78 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.54 males per female. The median age was 80.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 3 people (2.5%) aged under 15 years, 15 (12.5%) aged 15 to 29, 15 (12.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 84 (70.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 80.0% European/Pākehā, 2.5% Māori, 5.0% Pacific peoples, and 15.0% Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 30.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 22.5% had no religion, 70.0% were Christian and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (10.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 45 (38.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 24 (20.5%) people were employed full-time and 6 (5.1%) were part-time.

Education

Addington Te Kura Taumatua is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6. It has a roll of 278 students. The school opened in 1881 as West Christchurch Side School.

Sacred Heart School is a Catholic state-integrated full primary school for years 1 to 8. It has a roll of 185 students. Sacred Heart opened in 1877.

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