Georgetown, Invercargill
{{for|the locality in the Waitaki Valley|Georgetown, Otago}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2022}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Georgetown
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| city1 = Invercargill
| council = Invercargill City Council
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| coordinates = {{coord|-46.4180|168.3729|display=inline,title|region:NZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
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| area = 112
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Georgetown|y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Georgetown
| north = Turnbull Thomson Park
| northeast = Hawthorndale
| east = Newfield
| southeast = Rockdale
| south = Strathern
| southwest = Kew
| west = Appleby
| northwest = Invercargill Central
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Georgetown is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.
Demographics
Georgetown covers {{Convert|1.12|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=14 February 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Georgetown|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Georgetown|y}}|R}}/1.12|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,884|2013|1,935|2018|2,040|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Georgetown had a population of 2,040 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (5.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 156 people (8.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 828 households, comprising 1,008 males and 1,032 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 35.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 384 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 489 (24.0%) aged 15 to 29, 900 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 267 (13.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 80.7% European/Pākehā, 22.4% Māori, 6.6% Pasifika, 6.8% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.6% had no religion, 34.0% were Christian, 1.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 198 (12.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 456 (27.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (7.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 786 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 258 (15.6%) were part-time, and 75 (4.5%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Georgetown (362100)|georgetown|Georgetown}}
Education
Southland Girls' High School is a single-sex state school for years 7 to 13{{TKI|405|Southland Girls' High School}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|405|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}} The school was founded in 1879. From the 1880s to 1907 it shared a site with Southland Boys' High School and senior girls attended some classes at the boys' school. It moved to the current site in 1947.{{cite web| url=https://www.southlandgirls.school.nz/history/|title=History|publisher=Southland Girls' High School|access-date=14 February 2022}}