Highbury is a suburb of

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...

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. The suburb is located northwest of Palmerston North Central (CBD). The area has the characteristics of a suburban area and had a resident population of 4,886 (2018). Highbury's street name themes range from British place-names (Brighton, Somerset, Lancaster, Coventry, Brentwood) to those of settlers of Palmerston North (Monrad). There are many parks and reserves. Three schools service the area: Somerset Crescent, Takaro, and Monrad Intermediate Schools. The main campus in Palmerston North of Te Wananga o Aotearoa. The Cloverlea Tavern on the corner of Gillespies Line and Tremaine Avenue is the local pub. The convenience store 'Highbury Shops' is located on the corner of Highbury Avenue and Pembroke Street. The Monrad Rest Home is located in Highbury. Westbrook is a nearby suburb.

Demographics

Highbury covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Highbury had a population of 4,866 at the

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, an increase of 492 people (11.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 261 people (5.7%) since the

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. There were 1,752 households, comprising 2,292 males and 2,571 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female, with 1,131 people (23.2%) aged under 15 years, 993 (20.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,857 (38.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 879 (18.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 65.2% European/

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, 31.7%

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, 11.8% Pacific peoples, 9.0%

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, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.0% had no religion, 37.2% were

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, 3.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were

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, 2.5% were

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, 0.4% were

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and 1.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 399 (10.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,035 (27.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 261 people (7.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,500 (40.2%) people were employed full-time, 465 (12.4%) were part-time, and 240 (6.4%) were unemployed.

Parks and Reserves

* Monrad Park * Takaro Park * Opie Reserve * Marriner Reserve * Part of the Kawau Stream Reserve * Tui Reserve * Pembroke Reserve * Oriana Reserve * Farnham Reserve

Central Government Representation

''General'' Highbury is within the boundaries of

electorate. ''Māori'' Highbury is part of

Te Tai Hauāuru Te Tai Hauāuru electorate boundaries used since the Te Tai Hauāuru is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives, that was first formed for the . The electorat ...

electorate.

References

{{Palmerston North City Suburbs of Palmerston North Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui