Highfield is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

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Highfield
Suburb
Craighead Diocesan School
Coordinates: 44.389716°S 171.218902°E / -44.389716; 171.218902
Country	New Zealand
City	Timaru
Local authority	Timaru District Council
Electoral ward	Timaru
Area [1]
• Land	236 ha (583 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	3,640

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Highfield covers 2.36 km² (0.91 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 3,640 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1,542 people per km².

Highfield had a population of 3,609 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 189 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 81 people (2.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,473 households, comprising 1,650 males and 1,959 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female, with 600 people (16.6%) aged under 15 years, 546 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,545 (42.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 924 (25.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.2% European/Pākehā, 6.5% Māori, 1.4% Pasifika, 4.3% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.7% had no religion, 45.0% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 555 (18.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 636 (21.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 504 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,308 (43.5%) people were employed full-time, 486 (16.2%) were part-time, and 78 (2.6%) were unemployed.^[4]

Highfield School is a coeducational primary serving years 1 to 8^[7] with a roll of 279. The school was established in 1962.^[8]

Craighead Diocesan School is a statae-integrated girls' secondary school serving years 7 to 13^[9] with a roll of 425. The school was established in 1911, and became an Anglican Church school in 1926.^[10]

Rolls are as of February 2024.^[11]