Craigieburn is the name of a settlement and several geographic features in northwest

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, in New Zealand's

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. The Craigieburn Range of mountains is located on the south banks of the Waimakariri River, south of

Arthur's Pass Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthurs Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district. It is a popular base for explori ...

. The Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is located on its slopes, as is the Craigieburn Forest Park. The ski slopes are within an hour and a half from

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New Zealand. The small Lake Hawdon lies immediately to the west of Craigieburn.

Fauna

During the summer months five species of grasshoppers can be found along the Craigieburn Range. They include '' Sigaus villosus'' which can be found along the ridgelines, ''Brachaspis nivalis'' which lives on the rocky

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, ''

Sigaus australis ''Sigaus australis'' is the most common alpine grasshopper found in New Zealand. It can be found in the southern half of the South Island above the tree line. ''Sigaus australis'' was described in 1897 by Frederick Hutton. Like all of New Zeala ...

'', ''Paprides nitidus'' which both live in the alpine tussocklands and ''

Phaulacridium marginale ''Phaulacridium marginale'' is a small species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand where it is found in low elevation open habitat throughout North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and ...

'' which can be found in the tussocklands below 1100 m.

Demographics

Craigieburn statistical area, which includes

and Castle Hill Village, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Craigieburn had a population of 159 at the

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, a decrease of 63 people (−28.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 39 people (−19.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 81 households, comprising 93 males and 66 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.41 males per female. The median age was 45.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 18 people (11.3%) aged under 15 years, 36 (22.6%) aged 15 to 29, 81 (50.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (17.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 90.6% European/

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, 9.4%

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, 1.9% Pasifika, 5.7% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.5% had no religion, 30.2% were

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, 1.9% were

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and 7.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (31.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 15 (10.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 21 people (14.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 87 (61.7%) people were employed full-time, 18 (12.8%) were part-time, and 3 (2.1%) were unemployed.

References

{{Selwyn District, New Zealand Populated places in the Canterbury Region Selwyn District