Timaru Central is the central business district of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

Suburb of Timaru in Timaru District Council, New Zealand

Timaru Central
Suburb of Timaru
Stafford Street
Coordinates: 44.398°S 171.252°E / -44.398; 171.252
Country	New Zealand
City	Timaru
Local authority	Timaru District Council
Electoral ward	Timaru
Area [1]
• Land	82 ha (203 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	430

Waimataitai		Port Timaru
Seaview	Timaru Central
	Parkside

Demographics

Timaru Central covers 0.82 km² (0.32 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 430 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 524 people per km².

Timaru Central had a population of 405 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people (-4.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (-3.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 171 households. There were 210 males and 195 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 37.4 years (the same as the national median age), with 45 people (11.1%) aged under 15 years, 114 (28.1%) aged 15 to 29, 198 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (11.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 77.0% European/Pākehā, 13.3% Māori, 8.1% Pacific peoples, 10.4% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 20.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.9% had no religion, 37.8% were Christian, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 2.2% were Buddhist and 5.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (8.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 93 (25.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 24 people (6.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 198 (55.0%) people were employed full-time, 39 (10.8%) were part-time, and 18 (5.0%) were unemployed.[3]

Education

Sacred Heart School is a Catholic state-integrated primary school for years 1 to 10[4] with a roll of 218 as of July 2022.[5] It opened in 1882 as Marist Brothers School, and became Sacred Heart School in the 1980s after a merger with Sacred Heart Girls' School (established 1879).[6][7]

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