Northwood is a suburb on the northern outskirts of Christchurch city. It was developed in 2000 as a subdivision of Belfast on land previously used for apple orchards.[2][3] The name "Northwood" was accepted at a meeting of the Shirley-Papanui Community Board on 2 February 2000.[4][5]

Suburb of Christchurch in Christchurch City Council, New Zealand

Northwood
Suburb of Christchurch
Northwood Estate
Coordinates: 43.458°S 172.616°E / -43.458; 172.616
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Harewood
Area
• Land	716 ha (1,769 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[1]
• Total	4,370

McLeans Island		Belfast
	Northwood	Bottle Lake
Harewood	Casebrook	Redwood

Farmland north-west of what later became Northwood was developed into Peppers Clearwater Resort in 1998.[6]

The Groynes is a large park between Northwood and Clearwater.[7] Styx Mill Conservation Reserve is on the south side of Northwood.[8]

Demographics

Northwood, comprising the statistical areas of Northwood and Clearwater, covers 7.16 km² (2.76 sq mi).[9] It had an estimated population of 4,370 as of June 2021, with a population density of 610 people per km².

Northwood, comprising the statistical areas of Northwood and Clearwater, had a population of 4,266 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,293 people (43.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,650 households. There were 2,097 males and 2,166 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 681 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 609 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,037 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 939 (22.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.5% European/Pākehā, 4.6% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 13.7% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 24.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 41.6% had no religion, 48.3% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 882 (24.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 546 (15.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,701 (47.4%) people were employed full-time, 561 (15.6%) were part-time, and 93 (2.6%) were unemployed.[10]

Northwood Supa Centre

The Northwood Supa Centre shopping complex opened in the 2000s.[13] It covers an area of 33,062 m² and features 29 retailers, including The Warehouse, Harvey Norman, Countdown, Noel Leeming and Smiths City.[14]

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