Avondale, Christchurch
{{Short description|Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Avondale
| image = Avondale MRD 04.jpg
| caption1 = Avondale in 2024, after much of its housing had been demolished and added to the residential red zone
| city1 = Christchurch
| council = Christchurch City Council
| ward = Burwood
| community_board = Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood
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| coordinates = {{coord|-43.5046|172.6938|region:NZ-CAN_type:city(4296)|display=inline,title}}
| area = 125
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Avondale (Christchurch city)|y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Avondale
| north = (Residential red zone)
| northeast =
| east = Aranui
| southeast =
| south = Wainoni
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| west = (Residential red zone)
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File:Sink holes and liquefaction on roads - Avonside in Christchurch.jpg
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Avondale ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|v|ən|d|eɪ|l}} {{respell|AY|vən|dayl}}){{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/271487/a-whistle-stop-tour-from-avon-to-avon |website=Radio New Zealand |title=A whistle-stop tour from Avon to Avon |date=17 April 2015 |first=Hewitt |last=Humphrey |access-date=11 November 2024}} is a suburb of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located {{convert|6|km|mi}} northeast of the city center, and is close to the Avon River / Ōtākaro, four kilometres to the northwest of its estuary. The suburb is centred on Avondale Road and so named due to its proximity to the Avon River. It has a good sized park on Mervyn Drive called Avondale Park. This park has a kids playground, a tennis court, basketball court, and a football field in winter. There is ample vacant red zone land in Avondale for activities such as leisure and dog walking.{{cite web|last=Harper|first= Margaret|title= Christchurch Place Names|url= http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchPlaceNames.pdf |publisher=Christchurch City Libraries| access-date=7 October 2011|format=PDF|date=July 2011|page = 14}}{{cite web|last=Harper|first= Margaret|title= Christchurch Street Names A|url= http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchStreetNames-A.pdf |publisher=Christchurch City Libraries| access-date=7 October 2011|format=PDF|date=n.d.|page = 54}}
Canterbury earthquakes
During the 2010–2011 Christchurch earthquakes, Avondale was hit hard by damage to land and buildings due to soil liquefaction, part of Avondale was declared by the government as a residential red zone. This meant that the government considers rebuilding the infrastructure in such zone uneconomic, and the residents' properties were purchased by the government under what has been called a voluntary yet coercive scheme – while residents were free to refuse the government's buyout of their homes, the government cautioned that remaining in place would entail a lack of insurance, infrastructure, and city services.{{cite news |last= Hayward|first= Michael|date= 2019-02-19|title= 'Quake Outcasts' Get Paid Out for Losses|url= https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-press/20190219/281565177032631|work= Pressreader|access-date= 2020-01-24}}{{cite web |title=An offer you can't refuse |url= http://pundit.co.nz/content/an-offer-you-cant-refuse |publisher=Pundit |access-date=24 June 2011}} The government's red zone declaration was ruled as unlawful by the High Court in August 2013 on the grounds that it was not pursuant to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act.{{cite web |title=NZHC 2173 |url= https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/pdf/jdo/c9/alfresco/service/api/node/content/workspace/SpacesStore/7f1fc3b2-5db4-400d-b9ea-8727e355dbab/7f1fc3b2-5db4-400d-b9ea-8727e355dbab.pdf |publisher=New Zealand Ministry of Justice |access-date=20 February 2014}}
Many roads remain damaged in Avondale as of 2014, posing a problem for residents, and the Avon river's banks had to be built up in the suburb to avoid flooding. Portaloos were present on some streets due to destroyed sewers. Building, sewer and road reparations are currently underway in the suburb.{{cite web |url=http://www.rebuildchristchurch.co.nz/residential/suburbs/avondale |title=Rebuild the Future Christchurch – Avondale |work=RebuildChristchurch.co.nz |access-date=25 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190304/http://www.rebuildchristchurch.co.nz/residential/suburbs/avondale |archive-date=16 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{update inline|date=September 2023}}
Demographics
Avondale covers {{Convert|1.25|km2|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=25 December 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Avondale (Christchurch city)|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Avondale (Christchurch city)|y}}|R}}/1.25|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|2,733|2013|2,352|2018|2,373|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Avondale had a population of 2,373 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (0.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 360 people (−13.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 894 households, comprising 1,161 males and 1,212 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 36.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 462 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 495 (20.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,071 (45.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 339 (14.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.5% European/Pākehā, 15.5% Māori, 5.3% Pasifika, 5.3% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.9% had no religion, 33.0% were Christian, 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
File:Damage to roads - Avondale.jpg
Of those at least 15 years old, 213 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 471 (24.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 219 people (11.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 984 (51.5%) people were employed full-time, 285 (14.9%) were part-time, and 84 (4.4%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Avondale (Christchurch City) (327500)|avondale-christchurch-city|Avondale (Christchurch City)}}
Education
Chisnallwood Intermediate is the main Intermediate school in the eastern suburbs, and is located in Avondale.{{TKI|3314|Chisnallwood Intermediate}} It had a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3314|
y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}} Chisnallwood opened in 1967.{{cite web|url=https://www.chisnallwood.school.nz/a/Gcg20zD|title=About Chisnallwood|publisher=Chisnallwood Intermediate|date=15 February 2016}}
References
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{{Christchurch City, New Zealand}}
{{Christchurch earthquakes}}