Windsor is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city,
Invercargill
Invercargill ( , ) is the southernmost and westernmost list of cities in New Zealand, city in New Zealand, and one of the Southernmost settlements, southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland Region, Southlan ...
.
Demographics
Windsor covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a larger boundary, covering .
Using that boundary, Windsor had a population of 3,090 at the
2018 New Zealand census
The 2018 New Zealand census, which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018, was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census.
Resu ...
, an increase of 141 people (4.8%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 57 people (1.9%) since the
2006 census. There were 1,470 households, comprising 1,383 males and 1,704 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.81 males per female. The median age was 45.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 531 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 465 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,311 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 780 (25.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.9% European/
Pākehā
''Pākehā'' (or ''Pakeha''; ; ) is a Māori language, Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand. It generally means a non-Polynesians, Polynesian New Zealanders, New Zealander or more specifically a European New Zeala ...
, 11.2%
Māori, 3.2%
Pasifika, 5.6%
Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 12.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 41.6% had no religion, 48.5% were
Christian
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, 0.3% had
Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were
Hindu
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, 0.2% were
Muslim
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, 0.7% were
Buddhist
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and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 492 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 573 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 429 people (16.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,233 (48.2%) people were employed full-time, 354 (13.8%) were part-time, and 75 (2.9%) were unemployed.
Education
Windsor North School is a state primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of students as of It was originally called Invercargill North School, and celebrated its centenary in 1977.
Waverley Park School is a state contributing primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of as of It was established in 1873.
St Theresa's School is a state-integrated Catholic school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of students as of It opened in 1931.
References
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Suburbs of Invercargill