Challis is a settlement on the

Otago Harbour Otago Harbour is the harbor, natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, from the harbour m ...

coast of

Otago Peninsula The Otago Peninsula () is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour. The peninsula lies south-east of Ot ...

, within the city limits of the

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city of

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...

. Though officially regarded as a suburb, the isolated nature of Challis means that most locals regard it as a separate settlement within the city limits (as is also the case with many similar settlements on the Otago Peninsula). Challis is located close to the shore at the foot of steeply sloping hills and cliffsides to the east of Dunedin city centre on the winding Portobello Road, which runs along the northern shore of the peninsula. Challis is connected by this road to the suburb of

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to the west, and with

Macandrew Bay Macandrew Bay () is located on the Otago Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Otago Harbour, and is named for pioneer Scottish settler James Macandrew who lived here during his later life. The Te Reo Māor ...

, to the northeast. The larger settlement of The Cove lies immediately to the west, between Challis and Vauxhall.

Demographics

Challis and The Cove cover , and are part of the larger Waverley statistical area. Challis and The Cove had a population of 177 at the

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, unchanged since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 6 people (−3.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 69 households, comprising 87 males and 90 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 53.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 27 (15.3%) aged 15 to 29, 96 (54.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (18.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 94.9% European/

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, 6.8%

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, 1.7% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.3% had no religion, 30.5% were

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and 3.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 84 (54.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 18 (11.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $54,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 63 people (41.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 84 (54.9%) people were employed full-time, 24 (15.7%) were part-time, and 3 (2.0%) were unemployed.

References

{{Dunedin suburbs Suburbs of Dunedin Otago Peninsula Populated places around the Otago Harbour