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Halswell
Te Hāpua- Halswell Centre 02.jpg
Te Hāpua, a city library and community centre in Halswell
Basic information
Local authority Christchurch
Electoral ward Halswell
Land area 1,076 ha (4.15 sq mi)*
Coordinates 43°35′S 172°34′E / 43.583°S 172.567°E / -43.583; 172.567
Population 9620 (June 2022)
Surrounds
North Oaklands
Northeast Hoon Hay
East Westmorland
Southeast Kennedys Bush
South Ladbrooks
West Prebbleton
St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch 51
St Mary's Anglican Church

Originally a separate village, Halswell is now a residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Cathedral Square on State Highway 75.

History

Halswell is named after Edmund Storr 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 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the centre of Halswell.

Overview

Until recently, Halswell was completely separated from the city geographically, but in recent years many new subdivisions have been created to the north of the suburb, creating the new suburbs of Oaklands and Westlake. These have effectively joined Halswell to the Christchurch urban area. The Halswell area is growing rapidly with subdivisions expanding the residential areas of Aidanfield to the north east, and The Rocks at the top of Kennedy’s Bush Road to the south, which is on a hill, with the rest of Halswell on the flat ground of the Canterbury Plains.

The centre of the Halswell community is the Halswell School catering for boys and girls from the age of 5 up to 14. In 2011 the roll was 626 students and its decile rating was 10.

Halswell has a public swimming pool, library, Catholic, Anglican, United and Baptist churches, a post office with Kiwibank. The Halswell Quarry Park is a 60.4 hectares (0.604 km2) family orientated park maintained by the Christchurch City Council. The park features all weather walking tracks, a mountain bike track, 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 is growing in popularity after the Canterbury earthquakes with several residential subdivisions being developed allowing many East Christchurch residents to relocate.

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

Demographics

Halswell, comprising the statistical areas of Halswell North, Halswell South and Halswell West, covers 10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 9620 as of June 2022, with a population density of 892 people per km2.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 4,149 —    
2013 4,446 +0.99%
2018 8,139 +12.85%

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. There were 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% Pacific peoples, 17.4% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

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

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.2% had no religion, 37.4% were Christian, 2.0% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,821 (28.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 831 (12.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 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.

Individual statistical areas
Name Population Households Median age Median income
Halswell North 2,055 684 40.8 years $39,100
Halswell South 2,487 933 39.9 years $38,300
Halswell West 3,597 1,251 32.6 years $47,600
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

Halswell School and Mingimingi Hautoa Knights Stream School are full primary schools for years 1 to 8, with rolls of 641 and 405 students, respectively. Halswell School was established in 1864, and was rebuilt after the 2010 Christchurch earthquake. 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 76 and 0 students, respectively. The school started in 2009 and moved to the current site in 2017.

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of April 2023.

Notable residents

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