Linwood Community Profile
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Population |
Age profile |
Education |
Ethnic groups |
Income |
Employment |
Families |
Households |
Business
Population
At the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings:
- The census usually resident population count for Linwood1 was 4,137, a change of -3.1 percent since 1996.
- In comparison,
the Christchurch City's population has changed by 2.3 percent and
the population for New Zealand as a whole has changed by 3.3 percent since 1996.
Numbers of people counted
| |
Linwood |
Christchurch City |
New Zealand |
| Males |
2,052 |
152,238 |
1,823,007 |
| Females |
2,088 |
163,989 |
1,914,273 |
| Total |
4,137 |
316,224 |
3,737,277 |
| Change since 1996 Census |
-132 |
7,194 |
118,974 |
1The area used for this profile is based on Statistics New Zealand's area unit.
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Age profile
At the 2001 Census:
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11.5 percent of people in Linwood were under the age of 15 years, compared with
19.3 percent in Christchurch City and
22.7 percent for all of New Zealand.
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12.8 percent of people in Linwood were aged 65 years and over compared with
13.7 percent of Christchurch City and
12.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Education
At the 2001 Census:
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27.2 percent of people aged 15 years and over in Linwood had a post-school qualification, compared with
32.8 percent for Christchurch City and
32.2 percent for New Zealand as a whole.
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Ethnic groups (total responses)
At the 2001 Census:
- 83.1 percent of people in Linwood said they belong to the European ethnic group, compared with
89.5 percent for Christchurch City and
80.1 percent for all of New Zealand.
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Income
At the 2001 Census:
- The median income of people in Linwood is $14,000, compared with
$17,600 for Christchurch City and
$18,500 for all of New Zealand.
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Income |
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dollars |
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 Linwood
 Christchurch City
 New Zealand
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| 100,001 or more |
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| 70,001 - 100,000 |
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| 50,001 - 70,000 |
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| 40,001 - 50,000 |
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| 30,001 - 40,000 |
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| 20,001 - 30,000 |
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| 10,001 - 20,000 |
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| 1 - 10,000 |
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| Nil |
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| Loss |
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0 |
20 |
40 |
60 |
80 |
100 |
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percent |
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Employment
At the 2001 Census:
- The unemployment rate in Linwood was 14.5 percent, compared with
Christchurch City percent for 6.8 and
7.5 percent for all of New Zealand.
- The most popular occupational group in Linwood was Service and Sales Workers (20.6 percent).
The most popular occupational group
in Christchurch City was Service and Sales Workers (16.8 percent) and
for New Zealand as a whole was Service and Sales Workers (14.8 percent).
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Families
At the 2001 Census:
Family type
| |
Linwood |
Christchurch City |
New Zealand |
| Couples with child(ren) |
21.2% |
39.9% |
42.1% |
| Couples without children |
45.9% |
40.7% |
39.0% |
| One parent with child(ren) |
32.8% |
19.4% |
18.9% |
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Households
At the 2001 Census:
- The average household size in Linwood was
2 people, compared with
2.5 for Christchurch City and
2.7 for all of New Zealand.
- 91.9 percent of households in Linwood had access to a telephone, compared with
97.4 percent for Christchurch City and
96.3 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 22.9 percent of households in Linwood had access to the internet, compared with
38.0 percent for Christchurch City and
37.4 percent for all of New Zealand.
- 70.3 percent of households in Linwood had access to a motor vehicle, compared with
88.9 percent for Christchurch City and
89.9 percent for the whole of New Zealand.
- There were 1,971 households in Linwood.
- 35.3 percent of dwellings in Linwood were owned with or without a mortgage, compared with
68.1 percent for Christchurch City and
67.8 percent for all of New Zealand.
Information from data collected in the 2001 Household Expenditure Survey shows that:
- The total average annual spending for households in
Linwood was $31,160 compared with
$40,492 for households in Christchurch City and
$43,682 for the whole of New Zealand.
Average annual household spending for select groups
| |
Linwood |
Christchurch City |
New Zealand |
| Food |
$4,939 |
$6,429 |
$7,004 |
| Housing |
$7,585 |
$8,975 |
$10,159 |
| Housing Operation |
$3,798 |
$5,018 |
$5,472 |
| Transportation |
$5,019 |
$6,580 |
$7,358 |
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Business
In 2002:
- There were 150 business locations (geographic units) in Linwood compared with
25,122 in Christchurch City and
309,749 for all of New Zealand.
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The information in this profile is based on the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings, the 2001 Household Expenditure Survey and the New Zealand Business Demographic Statistics.
All population statistics are for the census usually resident population count and have been randomly rounded to base three to preserve confidentiality.
Percentages have been calculated against complete responses; that is, they exclude cases where no answers were provided and have been calculated on the rounded data so do not always total 100%.
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This page last modified on: 30 May 2003