Northcote ( ) is a suburb on the northern side of

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, New Zealand.

Etymology

The suburb is named for the British politician, Stafford Northcote (1818–1887).

Demographics

Northcote covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering . Using that boundary, Northcote had a population of 2,622 at the

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, an increase of 96 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 75 people (2.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,014 households, comprising 1,278 males and 1,344 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 39.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 435 people (16.6%) aged under 15 years, 504 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,233 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (17.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 72.3% European/

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, 9.3%

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, 2.3% Pasifika, 20.4% Asian, and 3.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.4% had no religion, 43.1% were

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, 0.2% had

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, 1.9% were

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, 0.5% were

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, 0.7% were

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and 2.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 420 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 429 (19.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 273 people (12.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,122 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.7%) were part-time, and 102 (4.7%) were unemployed.

References

{{Christchurch City, New Zealand Suburbs of Christchurch Populated places in the Canterbury Region