Newfield, New Zealand

Newfield is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill.

Newfield
Suburb
Coordinates: 46.418°S 168.383°E / -46.418; 168.383
CountryNew Zealand
CityInvercargill
Local authorityInvercargill City Council
Area
[1]
 • Land201 ha (497 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total2,780
Richmond Hawthorndale Mill Road
Georgetown
Newfield
 Seaward Bush
Strathern Heidelberg Rockdale

The sign at the Māori secondary school Te Wharekura O Arowhenua in Newfield was defaced with racist graffiti in December 2020.[3] Police launched an investigation,[4] and increased patrols in the Newfield area to reassure the community.[5]

Demographics

Newfield covers 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,780 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 1,383 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,757—    
20132,754−0.02%
20182,787+0.24%
Source: [6]

Newfield had a population of 2,787 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (1.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 30 people (1.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,092 households. There were 1,347 males and 1,440 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 39.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 561 people (20.1%) aged under 15 years, 513 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,170 (42.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 543 (19.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 87.6% European/Pākehā, 18.6% Māori, 4.6% Pacific peoples, 3.7% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 8.9%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.1% had no religion, 37.0% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.8% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 204 (9.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 651 (29.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 201 people (9.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,083 (48.7%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.5%) were part-time, and 63 (2.8%) were unemployed.[6]

Education

Newfield Park School is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6[7] with a roll of 228 students as of April 2023.[8] It was formed in 2005 by the merger of Newfield School and Rockdale Park School.[9]

Te Wharekura o Arowhenua is a composite school for years 1 to 13[10] with a roll of 196 students. It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori which teaches in the Māori language. The school opened in 1992 as Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Arowhenua, a primary school. In 1999, it moved to its current site (formerly that of Cargill High School), changed its name, and expanded to include secondary students.[11]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. Girao, Luisa (23 December 2020). "'Despicable': Secondary school defaced with racist graffiti". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Otago Daily Times.
  4. Satherly, Dan (23 December 2020). "Māori teacher says prejudiced graffiti on Invercargill kura 'ugly face of racism' and disrupts cultural pride education". MediaWorks New Zealand. Newshub.
  5. "Racist slur sprayed on Invercargill kura". Radio New Zealand. 23 December 2020.
  6. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Newfield (362400). 2018 Census place summary: Newfield
  7. Education Counts: Newfield Park School
  8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. "Merger of Newfield School (3992) and Rockdale Park School (4009)". gazette.govt.nz. New Zealand Government.
  10. Education Counts: Te Wharekura o Arowhenua
  11. "Mō Te Wharekura o Arowhenua". Te Wharekura o Arowhenua. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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