Parklands, New Zealand
Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest.
The area between Burwood Hospital and Waimairi Golf Club was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling. It was developed as a residential suburb from 1963.
Demographics
Parklands, comprising the statistical areas of Parklands, Waitikiri and Queenspark, 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, Parklands had a population of 10,242 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 441 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,194 people since the 2006 census. There were 3,645 households, comprising 5,058 males and 5,184 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 2,238 people aged under 15 years, 1,827 aged 15 to 29, 4,854 aged 30 to 64, and 1,326 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 12.5% Māori, 3.3% Pasifika, 4.3% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.7% had no religion, 32.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,284 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,572 people had no formal qualifications. 1,494 people earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,152 people were employed full-time, 1,329 were part-time, and 294 were unemployed.
| Name | Area | Population | Density | Households | Median age | Median income |
| Parklands | 1.80 | 4,020 | 2,233 | 1,476 | 37.2 years | $30,800 |
| Waitikiri | 1.85 | 2,733 | 1,477 | 879 | 42.2 years | $42,900 |
| Queenspark | 1.12 | 3,489 | 3,115 | 1,290 | 37.6 years | $34,100 |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |