Broomfield, Christchurch
{{Short description|Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Broomfield
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| city1 = Christchurch
| council = Christchurch City Council
| ward = Hornby
| community_board = Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
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| area = 100
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Broomfield|y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Broomfield
| north = Christchurch Airport
| northeast = Russley
| east = Riccarton Park Racecourse
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| south = Hornby
| southwest = Hei Hei
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| northwest = Yaldhurst
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Broomfield is a suburb on the western side of the New Zealand city of Christchurch.
The suburb is named for an estate farmed by Rev. James Wilson (1813–1886), which he named after a place near Leith in Scotland. The estate was subdivided from 1908, and the suburb was named in the 1970s.{{cite web |url= https://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchPlaceNames-A-M.pdf |title=Christchurch Place Names: A - M : Islington |page=48 |publisher=Christchurch City Libraries |date=February 2016}} Most of the housing has been built since 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.oneroof.co.nz/suburb/broomfield-christchurch-city-2482|title=Broomfield, Christchurch City|publisher=OneRoof|accessdate=12 September 2021}}
{{NZlSH|1}} runs through the suburb, and {{NZlSH|73}} forms its northwestern boundary.{{cite map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz30081/Broomfield/Canterbury|title=Broomfield, Canterbury|date=April 2021|first=Gavin|last=Harriss}}
Demographics
Broomfield covers {{Convert|1.00|km2|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=12 September 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Broomfield|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Broomfield|y}}|R}}/1.00|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,839|2013|2,046|2018|2,571|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Broomfield had a population of 2,571 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 525 people (25.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 732 people (39.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 942 households, comprising 1,221 males and 1,350 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 36.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 519 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 546 (21.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,083 (42.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (16.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 64.8% European/Pākehā, 13.3% Māori, 7.6% Pasifika, 23.2% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 27.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.6% had no religion, 40.6% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% were Hindu, 2.6% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 354 (17.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 477 (23.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 225 people (11.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,011 (49.3%) people were employed full-time, 234 (11.4%) were part-time, and 96 (4.7%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Broomfield (318700)|broomfield|Broomfield}}