Hillsborough is a mixed industrial and residential suburb of

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, New Zealand, located approximately to the south-east of the

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. The area was first owned by Edward Garland, who initially called it Broomfield Farm after settling the land with his wife Annie in 1854. Garland grazed cattle on the low-lying land south of the

Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River The Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River lies within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand, and is fed from springs near Templeton Road, with a catchment area in wet weather extending as far west as Yaldhurst and Pound Road. It meanders aroun ...

, and sheep on the slopes of the

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. It is unclear when the farm was given the name Hillsborough, however the name Broomfield eventually fell into disuse as the area developed. By the area's integration into greater Christchurch in 1945, the name Hillsborough was exclusively used. Despite this, the area's early history is still reflected in some street names, with a main thoroughfare of the suburb – Garlands Road – named for the Garland family and following the route of their original driveway. The suburb's residential and industrial areas are largely divided, with much of the land around the base of the Port Hills in the suburb's south zoned industrial and residential areas further north, near the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River. The area around the base of the hills has long been used for industrial purposes, and was formerly occupied by multiple brickworks.

Demographics

Hillsborough covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Hillsborough had a population of 2,370 at the

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, an increase of 144 people (6.5%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 162 people (−6.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 897 households, comprising 1,200 males and 1,170 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 40.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 456 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 405 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,146 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 360 (15.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 90.5% European/

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, 8.9%

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, 2.2%

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, 4.7% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.7% had no religion, 32.8% were

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, 0.3% had

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, 0.4% were

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, 0.3% were

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, 0.6% were

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and 2.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 621 (32.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 243 (12.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 405 people (21.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 996 (52.0%) people were employed full-time, 318 (16.6%) were part-time, and 48 (2.5%) were unemployed.

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* {{Banks Peninsula Suburbs of Christchurch