Strowan is an affluent suburb of

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, located approximately 5 km north-west of Christchurch's

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. It had a population of 3,705 at the 2013 census. It is located between the suburbs of Merivale (South of Leinster Road),

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(North-East of Blighs Road),

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(North-West of Blighs Road, Idris Road (North of Jeffreys Road)),

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(South-West of Idris Road (South of Jeffreys Road)), and

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(East of Papanui Road). The area is predominantly residential, containing mostly parks and schools and few retail or commercial buildings. A small shopping centre exists at the intersection of Wairakei and Normans Roads, in the centre of the suburb. There is a private hospital located in the south-eastern corner of Strowan near the border of Merivale, called St. George's Hospital. The main train line north of Christchurch runs through the western part of the suburb - crossings exist on Blighs, Wairakei and Glandovey Roads. Most of the suburb's housing is large and expensive, with a generally older architecture than many newer areas of Christchurch. There was little earthquake damage in Strowan after the

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. St George's Hospital, opened in 1928 and now one of New Zealand's largest private hospitals, is at 249 Papanui Road.

Demographics

Strowan covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Strowan had a population of 3,507 at the

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, an increase of 108 people (3.2%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 138 people (-3.8%) since the

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. There were 1,275 households. There were 1,707 males and 1,803 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 43 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 690 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 615 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,611 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 594 (16.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.4% European/Pākehā, 6.9% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 5.8% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 20.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.8% had no religion, 44.3% were Christian, 0.1% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,026 (36.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 264 (9.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,380 (49.0%) people were employed full-time, 483 (17.1%) were part-time, and 72 (2.6%) were unemployed.

Education

Waimairi School is a contributing primary school catering for years 1 to 6. It has a roll of . The school opened in 1914 as Blair's Road School and was renamed Waimairi School in 1920. Heaton Normal Intermediate is an intermediate school catering for years 7 to 8. It has a roll of . Heaton was established as a boys' school in 1948, and became coeducational in 1953. St Andrew's College is a private Presbyterian composite school catering for years 1 to 13. It has a roll of . It opened as a boys' school in 1917 and became coeducational in 1991. All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

References

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