St Kilda, New Zealand facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
St Kilda
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Looking east along Middle Beach and St Kilda Beach
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 St Kilda
Location in New Zealand
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Local authority | Dunedin |
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| • Land | 220 ha (540 acre) |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,470 |
| Forbury | South Dunedin | Musselburgh |
  St Kilda  |
Tainui | |
| St Clair | (Pacific Ocean) |
St Kilda is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. A densely populated residential suburb, it lies on the southern part of the city's central plain, to the southwest of the head of the harbour and immediately north of Ocean Beach, parts of which (St Kilda Beach and Middle Beach) are within the suburb and form its major geographical feature. Saint Kilda's 2001 population was 5,904.
Demographics
St Kilda covers 2.20 km2 (0.85 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5470 as of June 2022, with a population density of 2486 people per km2.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2006 | 5,259 | — |
| 2013 | 5,298 | +0.11% |
| 2018 | 5,502 | +0.76% |
St Kilda had a population of 5,502 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 204 people (3.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 243 people (4.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,328 households. There were 2,586 males and 2,910 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female, with 984 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,086 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,313 (42.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,119 (20.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.3% European/Pākehā, 12.0% Māori, 5.6% Pacific peoples, 7.0% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 17.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.2% had no religion, 33.5% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 846 (18.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,041 (23.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 363 people (8.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,974 (43.7%) people were employed full-time, 600 (13.3%) were part-time, and 195 (4.3%) were unemployed.
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) | Households | Median age | Median income |
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| St Kilda South | 1.14 | 2,964 | 2,600 | 1,236 | 36.9 years | $27,800 |
| St Kilda North | 1.06 | 2,538 | 2,394 | 1,092 | 43.0 years | $24,200 |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Infrastructure and community
The streets of St Kilda form a grid pattern which is interrupted by a long crescent (Hargest Crescent), which runs around the original boundary of the city's main horse racing venue, Forbury Park (the park was reduced to its current size in 1909). The suburb also contains the Dunedin Ice Stadium, an Olympic-sized ice-skating rink and several sports fields, notably De Carle Park, Marlow Park, Kettle Park, and Hancock Park. Chisholm Park Golf Course also lies partly within Saint Kilda. Saint Kilda has three pubs, a bowling green, tennis courts, and a badminton hall. Though it contains no secondary schools, the paired single-sex King's and Queen's High Schools lie close to its northern edge.
St Kilda is also the home of the St Kilda Sentinel Brass Band, Pirates Rugby Club, Otago Model Engineering Society, Ocean Beach Railway, St Kilda Surf Lifesaving Club, Hot Rod Club and Ocean Beach scout group. Being mainly residential, there are few notable industries within the suburb, an exception being Wests, a soft drink manufacturers located in Bay View Road.
