Casebrook is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city.
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. Casebrook contains one intermediate school and home to a local soccer team, the Nomads United.
Demographics
Casebrook, comprising the statistical areas of Casebrook and Regents Park, covers 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi).[3] It had an estimated population of 6,330 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,924 people per km2.
Casebrook 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, comprising 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% Pasifika, 10.5% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.4% had no religion, 40.2% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 867 (20.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 771 (17.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 846 people (19.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. 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]
Casebrook Intermediate is an intermediate school catering for years 7 to 8.[7] It had a roll of 460 as of August 2024.[8] The school opened in 1966.[9]
