Oaklands, New Zealand

Oaklands
Oaklands
Suburb
	Coordinates: 43°34′16″S 172°33′25″E / 43.571°S 172.557°E
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Hallswell
Community board	Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Area
• Land	278 ha (687 acres)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	6,230

Wigram	Aidanfield
	Oaklands	Halswell
	Halswell

Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential.

When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson (1869?–1947), he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway. A subsequent owner, Karl Scott (1910–1997) subdivided the property about 1960.^[3]^[4]

Demographics

Oaklands, comprising the statistical areas of Oaklands West and Oaklands East, covers 2.78 km² (1.07 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 6,230 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2,241 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	5,709	—
2013	5,679	−0.08%
2018	5,856	+0.62%
Source: ^[5]

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a larger boundary, covering 3.00 km² (1.16 sq mi).^[1] Using that boundary, Oaklands had a population of 5,856 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 177 people (3.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (2.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,121 households, comprising 2,877 males and 2,976 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 1,122 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,161 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,631 (44.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 936 (16.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.4% European/Pākehā, 9.1% Māori, 2.4% Pasifika, 11.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.6% had no religion, 36.9% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 999 (21.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 858 (18.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 837 people (17.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,568 (54.2%) people were employed full-time, 660 (13.9%) were part-time, and 153 (3.2%) were unemployed.^[5]

Individual statistical areas in 2018
Name	Area (km²)	Population	Density (per km²)	Households	Median age	Median income
Oaklands West	1.70	2,514	1,479	885	42.0 years	$36,900^[6]
Oaklands East	1.30	3,342	2,571	1,236	34.1 years	$37,400^[7]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Oaklands School Te Kura o Ōwaka is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8.^[8] It had a roll of 579 as of February 2024.^[9] The school opened in 1964.^[10]