Russley is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city. The suburb is named after Russley Farm, which was owned by William Chisnell (1827–1876) but sold shortly before his death.

Demographics

Russley covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Before the 2023 census, the suburb was part of the Hawthornden statistical area, which had a larger boundary, covering . Hawthornden had a population of 2,493 at the

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, a decrease of 18 people (−0.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 51 people (2.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 933 households, comprising 1,218 males and 1,272 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 37.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 471 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 504 (20.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,098 (44.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (17.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 75.0% European/

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, 8.2% Māori, 3.5% Pasifika, 19.6% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 29.1, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.1% had no religion, 39.7% were

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, 0.4% had

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, 2.3% were

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, 1.4% were

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, 1.0% were

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and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 540 (26.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 261 (12.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 363 people (18.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 993 (49.1%) people were employed full-time, 312 (15.4%) were part-time, and 72 (3.6%) were unemployed.

Education

Russley School Te Paritō Kōwhai is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. It had a roll of as of The school opened in 1963.

References

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