Bishopdale, Nelson
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Bishopdale is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand.
It lies to the south of Nelson city centre, inland from Wakatu, at the foot of the Grampians Reserve.Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map {{ISBN|1 877402 50 8}}
Geography
The Grampians statistical area, which corresponds with the Bishopdale suburb, covers an area of 2.95 km².{{cite web |title=Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS |url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/92212-statistical-area-2-2018-generalised/data/|website=stats.govt.nz |publisher=Statistics New Zealand |format=Data table}}
The suburb has several public reserves: Bishopdale Reserve, Bishopdale Retention Dam Bank, Cattle Market Reserve, Station Reserve and Waimea South Reserve.{{cite web |title=Nelson Parks and Reserves |url=http://www.nelson.govt.nz/recreation/recreation/parks-and-reserves/ |website=gdc.govt.nz |publisher=Gisborne District Council}}
History
Demography
The area has an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Grampians|y}}. It has a population density of 850.08 people per km² as of 2019.{{cite web |title=Provisional Statistics |url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Subnational-population-estimates/Subnational-population-estimates-At-30-June-2019-provisional/Download-data/subnational-population-estimates-at-30-june-2019-provisional.xlsx |website=stats.govt.nz |publisher=Statistics New Zealand}}
As of the 2018 census, the median age was 43.6, the median income was $26,300, 3.4% of people earned over $100,00, 20.6% had a Bachelor's Degree or higher, and 4.8% of the workforce was unemployed.
Ethnically, the population was 78.2% New Zealand European, 15.8% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 11.8% Asian, 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American, or African, and 1.1% identified with other ethnicities; 24.1% were born overseas.
Religiously, the population is 56.5% non-religious, 30.8% Christian, and 1.6% Buddhist.
Economy
Transport
As of 2018, among those who commuted to work, 32.6% drove a car, 2.2% rode in a car, 3.6% use a bike, and 3.6% walk or run.
No one used public transport.{{cite web |title=Place Summary – Grampians |url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-place-summaries/grampians |website=Stats NZ |publisher=Statistics New Zealand}}
References
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{{Nelson, New Zealand}}
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