Heidelberg is a suburb of the southern New Zealand city of
Invercargill
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. It is located to the southeast of the city centre.
The area was called Conyerstown by its first
European
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owner, Thomas Agnew. He sold the land to settlers Joseph and Martin Metzger, who were both connected to
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
in Germany.
Notable features of the predominantly residential suburb include Elizabeth Park, a secondary school (
Aurora College), and one of the city's main
marae,
Murihiku Marae. The suburb is roughly bounded by Regent Street in the east, Pomona Street in the west, and Centre Street and Tramway Road in the north and south, respectively.
Murihiku Marae is located in Heidelberg.
It is a ''
marae'' (meeting ground) of the Waihōpai Rūnanga branch of
Ngāi Tahu, and includes Te Rakitauneke ''
wharenui'' (meeting house).
Demographics
Heidelberg covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Heidelberg had a population of 2,601 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 54 people (2.1%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 141 people (5.7%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 957 households. There were 1,230 males and 1,377 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female, with 621 people (23.9%) aged under 15 years, 516 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,041 (40.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (16.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 78.7% European/Pākehā, 25.7% Māori, 8.0% Pacific peoples, 4.7% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 10.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.0% had no religion, 33.4% were Christian, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.1% were Buddhist and 2.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 171 (8.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 612 (30.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 132 people (6.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 957 (48.3%) people were employed full-time, 264 (13.3%) were part-time, and 105 (5.3%) were unemployed.
Education
Aurora College is a state secondary school for years 7 to 13 with a roll of students as of The school formed in 2005 from the merger of Mt Anglern College and Tweedsmuir Junior High School. Mt Anglern was formed from the merger of Kingswell and Cargill high schools in 1998.
St Patrick's School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of students. It opened in 1944.
References
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Suburbs of Invercargill