Northcote, Christchurch

Northcote is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Etymology

The suburb is named for the British politician, Stafford Northcote.

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 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 96 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 75 people 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, with 435 people aged under 15 years, 504 aged 15 to 29, 1,233 aged 30 to 64, and 453 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 72.3% European/Pākehā, 9.3% Māori, 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 Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.9% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 420 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 429 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 273 people earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,122 people were employed full-time, 300 were part-time, and 102 were unemployed.