Newfield, New Zealand
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Newfield
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| city1 = Invercargill
| council = Invercargill City Council
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| coordinates = {{coord|-46.418|168.383|display=it|region:NZ_type:city}}
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| established =
| area = 143
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Newfield|y}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Newfield
| north = Hawthorndale
| northeast = Mill Road
| east = Seaward Bush
| southeast = Rockdale
| south = Heidelberg
| southwest = Strathern
| west = Georgetown
| northwest = Richmond
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Newfield is a suburb in the New Zealand city of Invercargill.
The sign at the Māori secondary school Te Wharekura O Arowhenua in Newfield was defaced with racist graffiti in December 2020.{{cite news |last1=Girao |first1=Luisa |title='Despicable': Secondary school defaced with racist graffiti |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/despicable-secondary-school-defaced-racist-graffiti |agency=Otago Daily Times |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=23 December 2020}} Police launched an investigation,{{cite news |last1=Satherly |first1=Dan |title=Māori teacher says prejudiced graffiti on Invercargill kura 'ugly face of racism' and disrupts cultural pride education |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/12/m-ori-teacher-says-prejudiced-graffiti-on-invercargill-kura-ugly-face-of-racism-and-disrupts-cultural-pride-education.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222224439/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/12/m-ori-teacher-says-prejudiced-graffiti-on-invercargill-kura-ugly-face-of-racism-and-disrupts-cultural-pride-education.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2020 |agency=Newshub |publisher=MediaWorks New Zealand |date=23 December 2020}} and increased patrols in the Newfield area to reassure the community.{{cite news |title=Racist slur sprayed on Invercargill kura |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/433462/racist-slur-sprayed-on-invercargill-kura |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=23 December 2020}}
Demographics
Newfield covers {{Convert|1.43|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=9 March 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Newfield|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Newfield|y}}|R}}/1.43|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|2,757|2013|2,754|2018|2,787|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, Newfield had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|2.01|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Newfield had a population of 2,787 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (1.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 30 people (1.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,092 households, comprising 1,347 males and 1,440 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 39.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 561 people (20.1%) aged under 15 years, 513 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,170 (42.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 543 (19.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.6% European/Pākehā, 18.6% Māori, 4.6% Pasifika, 3.7% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 8.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.1% had no religion, 37.0% were Christian, 1.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.8% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 204 (9.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 651 (29.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 201 people (9.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,083 (48.7%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.5%) were part-time, and 63 (2.8%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Newfield (362400)|newfield|Newfield}}
Education
Newfield Park School is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6{{TKI|2118|Newfield Park School}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2118|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}} It was formed in 2005 by the merger of Newfield School and Rockdale Park School.{{cite web |title=Merger of Newfield School (3992) and Rockdale Park School (4009) |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2004-go3744 |website=gazette.govt.nz |publisher=New Zealand Government}}
Te Wharekura o Arowhenua is a composite school for years 1 to 13{{TKI|4217|Te Wharekura o Arowhenua}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|4217|y}} students. It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori which teaches in the Māori language. The school opened in 1992 as Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Arowhenua, a primary school. In 1999, it moved to its current site (formerly that of Cargill High School), changed its name, and expanded to include secondary students.{{cite web|url=https://arowhenua.school.nz/our-school/|title=Mō Te Wharekura o Arowhenua|publisher= Te Wharekura o Arowhenua|access-date=20 February 2022}}