Parkside is a suburb of Timaru, in the Timaru District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.
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The suburb includes the Timaru Botanic Gardens, a garden reserve officially set aside in 1867. The garden started being planted in 1868 and was put under the care of a ranger in 1872.[3]
Timaru Hospital is located on the north-eastern corner of the Botanic Gardens. It is a public hospital operated by South Canterbury District Health Board, which provides medical, mental health, children's health, maternity and surgical services.[4]
The suburb has one designated park, Anzac Square.[5] It also has three smaller pockets of reserve land: Alexandra Square, Russell Square and Boer War Memorial Park.[6]
Parkside covers 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,480 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,157 people per km2.
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Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 2006 | 2,295 | — |
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| 2013 | 2,358 | +0.39% |
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| 2018 | 2,376 | +0.15% |
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Parkside had a population of 2,376 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (0.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 81 people (3.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,053 households, comprising 1,182 males and 1,197 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 40.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 420 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 474 (19.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,035 (43.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 447 (18.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.9% European/Pākehā, 11.7% Māori, 2.8% Pasifika, 5.3% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 12.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.1% had no religion, 36.0% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 183 (9.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 564 (28.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 198 people (10.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 966 (49.4%) people were employed full-time, 255 (13.0%) were part-time, and 69 (3.5%) were unemployed.[7]
Timaru South School is a co-educational state primary for years 1 to 8[8] with a roll of 212. The school opened in 1881 as an extension of Timaru Main School. It merged with Pareora East School in 2004 and kept both campuses until 2018.[9]
Timaru Girls' High School is a single-sex state secondary school for years 9 to 13[10] with a roll of 435. It opened in 1880, initially sharing a site with Timaru Boys' High School but separated by a fence.[11]
Roncalli College is a Catholic coeducational state-integrated school for years 9 to 13[12] with a roll of 545. It was created by the 1982 merger of Mercy College (established 1935 as Sacred Heart College) and St Patrick's High School (established 1938).[11]
Rolls are as of February 2024.[13]
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