Woodend is a rural suburb of the New Zealand city of

Invercargill 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 ...

Demographics

Woodend covers and is part of the Woodend-Greenhills statistical area. It had a population of 174 at the

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, an increase of 12 people (7.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3 people (1.8%) since the

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. There were 69 households. There were 90 males and 81 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female. The median age was 40.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 39 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 21 (12.1%) aged 15 to 29, 87 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 24 (13.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.1% European/Pākehā, 12.1% Māori, 1.7% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Although some people objected to giving their religion, 60.3% had no religion, 29.3% were Christian and 1.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (11.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 54 (40.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 66 (48.9%) people were employed full-time, and 27 (20.0%) were part-time.

Woodend-Greenhills statistical area

Woodend-Greenhills also includes

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and

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, and surrounds but does not include

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. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Woodend-Greenhills had a population of 597 at the

, a decrease of 6 people (−1.0%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−2.5%) since the

. There were 246 households. There were 306 males and 291 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 43.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 117 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 81 (13.6%) aged 15 to 29, 306 (51.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 96 (16.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 87.4% European/Pākehā, 15.6% Māori, 1.5% Pacific peoples, 6.0% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 13.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.8% had no religion, 33.2% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (12.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 147 (30.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 51 people (10.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 261 (54.4%) people were employed full-time, 81 (16.9%) were part-time, and 6 (1.2%) were unemployed.

References

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