Glenwood, New Zealand

Suburb in Timaru, New Zealand

Glenwood
Suburb
Coordinates: 44°23′20″S 171°12′36″E / 44.389°S 171.210°E / -44.389; 171.210
Country	New Zealand
City	Timaru
Local authority	Timaru District Council
Electoral ward	Timaru
Area [1]
• Land	109 ha (269 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	1,880

Gleniti		Marchwiel, New Zealand
	Glenwood	Highfield
		West End

Glenwood is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre.

Demographics

Glenwood covers 1.09 km² (0.42 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 1,880 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 1,725 people per km².

Glenwood had a population of 1,788 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 132 people (8.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 723 households, comprising 873 males and 915 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 42.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 339 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 276 (15.4%) aged 15 to 29, 771 (43.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 399 (22.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.9% European/Pākehā, 10.7% Māori, 2.0% Pasifika, 8.2% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 15.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.8% had no religion, 44.0% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 354 (24.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 180 people (12.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 660 (45.5%) people were employed full-time, 216 (14.9%) were part-time, and 36 (2.5%) were unemployed.^[3]

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