West End is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre.

Suburb of Timaru in Timaru District Council, New Zealand

West End
Suburb of Timaru
The Shortest Day, a sculpture in Centennial Park
Coordinates: 44.396°S 171.230°E / -44.396; 171.230
Country	New Zealand
City	Timaru
Local authority	Timaru District Council
Electoral ward	Timaru
Area [1]
• Land	122 ha (301 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	2,830

Highfield		Waimataitai
	West End	Seaview
	Watlington	Parkside

The suburb contains a multi-sport stadium called Fraser Park, which was branded as Alpine Energy Stadium.[3]

Demographics

The statistical area of Fraser Park, which corresponds to West End, covers 1.22 km² (0.47 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,830 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 2,320 people per km².

Fraser Park had a population of 2,751 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 66 people (2.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 72 people (2.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,179 households. There were 1,335 males and 1,419 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 43.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 474 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 525 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,167 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 588 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.1% European/Pākehā, 9.6% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 4.7% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 13.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 50.2% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (12.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 564 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 297 people (13.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,146 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 348 (15.3%) were part-time, and 51 (2.2%) were unemployed.[4]

Education

Timaru Boys' High School is a single-sex secondary school for years 9 to 13[5] with a roll of 663 as of March 2022.[6] It opened in 1880.[7] Timaru Girls' High School started on the same site, separated by a fence.[8]

Bluestone School is a coeducational primary serving years 1 to 8[9] with a roll of 459 as of March 2022.[6] The school was established in 2005 on the Timaru West school site when it merged with Timaru Main (established 1873). Timaru West opened in 1913 as a side school for Timaru Main and became a separate school in 1923.[8]

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