Heathcote Valley is a suburb of
Christchurch
Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...
, New Zealand. It is named after
Sir William Heathcote, who was secretary of the
Canterbury Association.
Location
Heathcote is southeast of the city centre. It is site of the lower terminus of the
Christchurch Gondola, which goes up to the top of
Mount Cavendish on the Port Hills.
History
In the past Heathcote was known for its orchards, brickworks and maltworks. The distinctive towers of the Canterbury Malting Company's maltworks dominated the skyline until 2012 when it was demolished to make way for residential developments.
Demographics
Heathcote Valley covers .
It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Heathcote Valley had a population of 2,229 at the
2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 111 people (5.2%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 57 people (2.6%) since the
2006 census. There were 873 households, comprising 1,083 males and 1,146 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 44.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 411 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 330 (14.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,080 (48.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 405 (18.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.1% European/
Pākehā, 6.9%
Māori, 1.7%
Pasifika, 2.3%
Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.1% had no religion, 30.1% were
Christian
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, 0.4% had
Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were
Hindu
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, 0.5% were
Muslim
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, 0.1% were
Buddhist
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and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 459 (25.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 294 (16.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 393 people (21.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 927 (51.0%) people were employed full-time, 315 (17.3%) were part-time, and 36 (2.0%) were unemployed.
Education
Heathcote Valley School () is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. It had a roll of The school started in a private house in 1860 and the first classroom opened in 1861.
Notable residents
*
Wally Argus – New Zealand rugby international who bought a market garden in Heathcote Valley in 1949
*
Bob Parker – former mayor of Christchurch was brought up here
Further reading
* ''In The Shadow Of The Rock, 150 Years of Heathcote Valley'', 2010, Paul Corliss
References
External links
Christchurch City Libraries: Gimblett Collection historic photographs of Heathcote ValleyOfficial site of the Christchurch Gondola
{{Banks Peninsula
Suburbs of Christchurch