Casebrook is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city.

Suburb of Christchurch in Christchurch City Council, New Zealand

Casebrook
Suburb of Christchurch
Coordinates: 43.475°S 172.607°E / -43.475; 172.607
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Harewood Papanui
Area
• Land	328 ha (811 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[1]
• Total	5,920

	Northwood
Harewood	Casebrook	Redwood
Bishopdale	Papanui	Northcote

The land was farmed by Walter Case (1881?-1961). When Casebrook Intermediate was built in 1966, it combined his name with the presence of a stream near the school. The suburb developed subsequently and took its name from the school.[2] There is a Walter Case Drive in the suburb.

Demographics

Casebrook, comprising the statistical areas of Casebrook and Regents Park, covers 3.28 km² (1.27 sq mi).[3] It had an estimated population of 5,920 as of June 2021, with a population density of 1,805 people per km².

Casebrook, comprising the statistical areas of Casebrook and Regents Park, had a population of 5,262 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 291 people (5.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 369 people (7.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,941 households. There were 2,547 males and 2,721 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 933 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,059 (20.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,409 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 867 (16.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.7% European/Pākehā, 8.2% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 10.5% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 19.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 49.4% had no religion, 40.2% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 867 (20.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 771 (17.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,226 (51.4%) people were employed full-time, 666 (15.4%) were part-time, and 138 (3.2%) were unemployed.[4]

Education

Casebrook Intermediate is an intermediate school catering for years 7 to 8.[7] It had a roll of 451 as of July 2022.[8] The school opened in 1966.[9]

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