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Linwood
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Linwood House in 2003
Basic information
Local authority Christchurch
Electoral ward
  • Central
  • Linwood
Land area 285 ha (1.10 sq mi)*
Coordinates 43°31′53″S 172°40′21″E / 43.53139°S 172.67250°E / -43.53139; 172.67250
Population 10270 (June 2022)
Surrounds
North Avonside
Northeast Wainoni
Southeast Bromley
South Woolston
Southwest Phillipstown
West Christchurch Central City
Northwest Richmond
Linwood Community Centre and Art Gallery
Linwood Community Centre and Art Gallery with the back collapsed by the February 2011 earthquake

Linwood is an inner suburb of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It lies to the east of the city centre, mostly between Ferry Road and Linwood Avenue, two of the major arterial roads to the eastern suburbs of Christchurch.

History

Linwood was given its name by Joseph Brittan, who purchased rural section 300 in Avonside and later added the adjacent rural section 301, in total 110 hectares (1.1 km2). He called the farm Linwood, as he was from Linwood, Hampshire. Brittan built Linwood House at 30 Linwood Avenue in 1857, which stood there until demolition following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Christchurch lacked an accessible port before the construction of the Lyttelton rail tunnel in 1867. This posed a significant problem for the fledgling city. A barge service along what is now Linwood Avenue was mooted prior to this tunnel but was never completed.

Linwood was the location for the Edmonds (baking powder) factory that featured on the front of the Edmonds Cookbook.

Economy

Retail

Linwood's commercial area is concentrated around the intersection of Linwood Avenue, Aldwins Road and Buckleys Road.

Eastgate Mall covers an area of 30,500 m². It has 1100 carparks and 40 shops, including The Warehouse, Countdown, Warehouse Stationery, Number One Shoes and Lincraft.

Demographics

Linwood covers 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 10270 as of June 2022, with a population density of 3604 people per km2.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 9,015 —    
2013 8,622 −0.63%
2018 9,783 +2.56%

Linwood had a population of 9,783 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,161 people (13.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 768 people (8.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,873 households. There were 5,043 males and 4,743 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female, with 1,563 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 2,559 (26.2%) aged 15 to 29, 4,593 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,074 (11.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 64.5% European/Pākehā, 16.9% Māori, 6.9% Pacific peoples, 21.3% Asian, and 3.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 31.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.9% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 5.9% were Hindu, 1.7% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist and 6.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,503 (18.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,635 (19.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,215 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,101 (13.4%) were part-time, and 459 (5.6%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas
Name Population Households Median age Median income
Linwood West 4,962 2,115 32.9 years $28,300
Linwood North 2,709 990 36.0 years $27,700
Linwood East 2,112 768 34.7 years $28,100
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

Linwood College is a secondary school for years 7 to 13. It has a roll of 1012. The school opened in 1954.

Te Pā o Rākaihautū is a Kura Kaupapa Māori composite school which teaches years 1 to 13 in the Māori language. It has a roll of 206. It was founded in 2015.

Linwood Avenue Primary School and Whītau School are contributing primary schools for years 1 to 6, with rolls of 333 and 289 students, respectively. Linwood Avenue opened in 1928, and Whītau opened in 1908 as Linwood North School.

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

Notable people

  • Lianne Dalziel

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