Kew is a suburb in the New Zealand city of

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. The suburb has a high rate of deprivation, dating back to the closure of the Ocean Beach freezing works in

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in 1991.

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is located in Kew. The hospital was first proposed in 1918 and completed in 1937. It was known as Kew Hospital until at least the 1970s. The Kew Bowl, a former valedrome, is located in Kew. It has been earmarked for housing development since its closure.

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purchased part of the site in 2019. It held negotiations with

Invercargill City Council Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...

, the

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and

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in 2021, to confirm the status of the land.

Demographics

The Kew statistical area, which includes part of Appleby, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Kew statistical area had a population of 1,965 at the

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, an increase of 51 people (2.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 165 people (9.2%) since the

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. There were 801 households. There were 1,011 males and 954 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 34.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 414 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 423 (21.5%) aged 15 to 29, 834 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 291 (14.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 81.4% European/Pākehā, 23.4% Māori, 6.4% Pacific peoples, 4.3% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 11.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.9% had no religion, 31.6% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 3.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 141 (9.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 492 (31.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $23,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 69 people (4.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 699 (45.1%) people were employed full-time, 240 (15.5%) were part-time, and 93 (6.0%) were unemployed.

Education

New River Primary is a state school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of students as of The school was formed from the merger of Clarendon, Kew and Invercargill South schools with Clifton School at the beginning of 2005.

References

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