Burwood is a north-eastern suburb of

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, New Zealand. The suburb is mostly a residential area and is centred on

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Travis Wetland Travis Wetland is a wetland in the suburb of Burwood in Christchurch, New Zealand. An ecological restoration programme is being undertaken to restore the wetland. It covers 116 ha of land formerly drained and used as a dairy farm. In 2009 it won ...

Nature Heritage Park and

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(a recreation, forested area). Large areas of Burwood, including the Horseshoe Lake area, suffered severe damage in the

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and

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s, and were abandoned under government policy that placed them in a

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Demographics

Burwood, comprising the statistical areas of Burwood and Travis Wetlands, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Burwood had a population of 5,661 at the

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, an increase of 18 people (0.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (0.1%) since the

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. There were 2,109 households. There were 2,820 males and 2,844 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 1,107 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,146 (20.2%) aged 15 to 29, 2,523 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 882 (15.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 87.7% European/Pākehā, 12.5% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 5.5% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 16.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 55.4% had no religion, 34.2% were Christian, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 687 (15.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 978 (21.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,367 (52.0%) people were employed full-time, 657 (14.4%) were part-time, and 174 (3.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Waitākiri Primary School is a contributing primary school catering for years 1 to 6. It had a roll of students as of Waitākiri was created in 2014 by the amalgamation of Burwood Primary School (opened 1872 as New Brighton Primary School) and Windsor School (opened 1970) in the Fifth National Government's Christchurch school restructuring.

References

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