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Addington is a major suburb of
Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...
, New Zealand. It is sited south-west of the city centre. As an inner city suburb, Addington has a mix of residential, retail and light industrial properties.


History


19th century

For the first decade after the founding of Christchurch in 1850, Addington was farmland, consisting of large rural sections. In the early 1860s, the railway was surveyed through the area and subdivision of the larger sections began. Factories moved in; wool and grain sheds opened; and with the industry came working class residential settlement. Development continued throughout the 19th century: the city's sale yards opened in 1874 and the railway workshops were moved to Addington in 1880. By the time the show grounds were opened in 1887, Addington had become an important suburb in the industrial and social life of Christchurch. In 1874 the Addington Prison was built in Lincoln Road; it closed in 1999 and the Mountfort cell block and remaining perimeter walls are a
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Historic Place Category 2. The suburb was named for the country residence of Archbishop John Sumner, one of the leading members of the
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, and who was buried in St Mary's Church, Addington in England.


20th century

The
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's
Addington Workshops The Addington Railway Workshops was a major railway workshops established in the Christchurch suburb of Addington in 1877 by the Public Works Department, and transferred in 1880 to the newly-formed New Zealand Railways Department (NZR). The wor ...
were situated in Addington until their closure in the 1980s; the historic concrete water-tower survives, next to the new Christchurch railway station. The tower has served as the centrepoint for the adjacent Tower Junction shopping complex. The previous railway station is located on Moorhouse Avenue in neighbouring
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. The new station at Addington opened in 1994 and now serves the
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, which takes tourists on the coast-to-coast journey from Christchurch to
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. Addington was the home of the oldest blending plant in the Southern Hemisphere until it was demolished after sustaining some damage in the February
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. The demolition of the plant sparked some controversy as the plant had been lined up to be carefully taken apart in an attempt to save
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timber valued at over $600,000.


Demographics

Addington comprises four statistical areas. Addington North is primarily industrial, with the
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running through it. Addington West and Addington East are residential. Tower Junction has a shopping centre, Addington Racecourse, and light industry, and also includes two rest homes, which result in an unusually high median age for residents.


Residential areas

The residential areas of Addington, comprising the statistical areas of Addington West and Addington East cover . They had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The statistical areas of Addington West and Addington East had a population of 5,346 at the
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, an increase of 315 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,059 people (24.7%) since the
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. There were 1,986 households. There were 2,817 males and 2,529 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female, with 696 people (13.0%) aged under 15 years, 1,548 (29.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,505 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 597 (11.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 60.4% European/Pākehā, 10.7% Māori, 4.5% Pacific peoples, 29.8% Asian, and 4.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 41.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 40.1% had no religion, 41.7% were Christian, 4.3% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 4.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,212 (26.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 780 (16.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,544 (54.7%) people were employed full-time, 519 (11.2%) were part-time, and 183 (3.9%) were unemployed.


Addington North

Addington North covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Statistics New Zealand do not publish detailed statistics for areas of very low population.


Tower Junction

Tower Junction covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Tower Junction had a population of 120 at the
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, an increase of 81 people (207.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 96 people (400.0%) since the
2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...
. There were 12 households. There were 42 males and 78 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.54 males per female. The median age was 80.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 3 people (2.5%) aged under 15 years, 15 (12.5%) aged 15 to 29, 15 (12.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 84 (70.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 80.0% European/Pākehā, 2.5% Māori, 5.0% Pacific peoples, and 15.0% Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 30.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 22.5% had no religion, 70.0% were Christian and 2.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (10.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 45 (38.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 24 (20.5%) people were employed full-time and 6 (5.1%) were part-time.


Economy

Tower Junction shopping centre is located in Addington, owned by
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. It opened in 2002, and was redeveloped in 2018. It covers 37,000 m² and has 40 tenants, including
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and Harvey Norman.


Features

The suburb is home to multiple sporting and events complexes, including
Horncastle Arena Christchurch Arena is an indoor arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Addington. It has gone through a series of name changes, the most recent of which prior to its current name having been Horncastle Arena. D ...
,
Rugby League Park Orangetheory Stadium is a rugby football stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was formerly called AMI Stadium, and before that, the Addington Showgrounds. History The park is part of a complex with Christchurch Arena and Addington Raceway a ...
(currently branded as Orangetheory Stadium), and
Addington Raceway Addington may refer to: Places In Australia: * Addington, Victoria In Canada: * Addington, Ontario * Addington County, Ontario (now Lennox and Addington County, Ontario) * Addington Highlands, Ontario * Addington Parish, New Brunswick * Ad ...
. Along with
Riccarton Racecourse Riccarton Park Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Christchurch city area in New Zealand. History The Canterbury Jockey Club was established in 1854 and held its first meeting at Hagley Park in Easter 1855. The Riccarton ...
, the Raceway is one of Christchurch's primary horse-racing venues, focusing predominantly on harness racing, and is the home to the annual
New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...
. Addington is also close to many other event venues, notably Hagley Park to the north and the Canterbury Agricultural Park to the southwest. Central to Addington's residential area is St Mary's Anglican Church, which is a historic building surrounded by the spacious grounds and trees of Church Square. The grounds are used by the community for galas, pancake races (on
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) fairs and weddings. The buildings and surrounding area is registered by
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as a historic area, with registration number 7516. The Court Theatre, whose buildings were damaged in the earthquake, relocated to "The Shed" and started operating on 10 December 2011. Manuka Cottage is a community house that serves the interests of a wide variety of people and local community groups.


Education

Addington Te Kura Taumatua is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6. It has a roll of students. The school opened in 1881 as West Christchurch Side School. Sacred Heart School is a Catholic state-integrated full primary school for years 1 to 8. It has a roll of students. Sacred Heart opened in 1877.


References

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