Clifton is the southernmost suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city,

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. It is located close to the shore of the New River estuary on

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, southeast of the city centre and northwest of Woodend. The Clifton Wastewater Treatment Plant is situated in this area.

Demographics

Clifton covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Clifton had a population of 1,500 at the

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, an increase of 51 people (3.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 42 people (2.9%) since the

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. There were 570 households. There were 765 males and 732 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 34.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 333 people (22.2%) aged under 15 years, 318 (21.2%) aged 15 to 29, 663 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 183 (12.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 79.4% European/Pākehā, 27.6% Māori, 5.8% Pacific peoples, 3.4% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 9.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.6% had no religion, 28.4% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 75 (6.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 408 (35.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 66 people (5.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 579 (49.6%) people were employed full-time, 156 (13.4%) were part-time, and 78 (6.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Clifton School, a Year 1 to 8 primary school, was established in 1872. It merged with

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in Kingswell, Invercargill South School in Appleby and Kew School in

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to form New River Primary School in

in 2005.

References

{{Invercargill Suburbs of Invercargill