Northwood, New Zealand
{{Short description|Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Northwood
| image = Urban Landscape. Northwood. (9733068773).jpg
| caption1 = Northwood Estate
| city1 = Christchurch
| council = Christchurch City Council
| ward = Harewood
| community_board = Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
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| coordinates = {{coord|-43.458|172.616|display=inline,title}}
| area = 723
| population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Northwood|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Clearwater|y}}|R}}|0}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Northwood
| north =
| northeast = Belfast
| east = Bottle Lake
| southeast = Redwood
| south = Casebrook
| southwest = Harewood
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| northwest = McLeans Island
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Northwood is a suburb on the northern outskirts of Christchurch city. It was developed in 2000 as a subdivision of Belfast on land previously used for apple orchards.{{cite web|url=https://ccc.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Culture-Community/Stats-and-facts-on-Christchurch/CommunityProfile-ShirleyPapanui-Belfast.pdf|title=Community profile - November 2014 - Belfast|publisher=Christchurch City Council|date=November 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/9582985/Apple-Fields-founder-Kain-dies|title=Apple Fields founder Kain dies|publisher=The Press |date=7 January 2014|first=Marta|last=Steeman}} The name "Northwood" was accepted at a meeting of the Shirley-Papanui Community Board on 2 February 2000.{{cite web|url=http://archived.ccc.govt.nz/council/agendas/2000/February/ShirleyPapanui/ProposedNewRightofWayandRoadNames.pdf|title=Proposed New Right of Way and Road Names|publisher=Christchurch City Council|date=2 February 2000}}{{cite web|url=https://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchStreetNames-N-O.pdf|title=Christchurch Street Names: N - O: Northwood Boulevard|publisher=Christchurch City Libraries|accessdate=5 September 2021}}
Farmland north-west of what later became Northwood was developed into Peppers Clearwater Resort in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.clearwatergolf.co.nz/history|title=History|publisher=Clearwater Golf Club|year=2016}}
The Groynes is a large park between Northwood and Clearwater.{{cite web|url=https://ccc.govt.nz/parks-and-gardens/explore-parks/plains-and-wetlands/the-groynes|title=The Groynes|publisher=Christchurch City Council|accessdate=5 September 2021}} Styx Mill Conservation Reserve is on the south side of Northwood.{{cite web|url=https://ccc.govt.nz/parks-and-gardens/explore-parks/plains-and-wetlands/styx-mill|title=Styx Mill Conservation Reserve|publisher=Christchurch City Council|accessdate=5 September 2021}}
Demographics
Northwood, comprising the statistical areas of Northwood and Clearwater, covers {{Convert|7.23|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=28 January 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} It had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Northwood|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Clearwater|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Northwood|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Clearwater|y}}|R}})/7.23|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|2,973|2013|4,158|2018|4,266|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
File:Quietly flows the Styx. (17205423816).jpg flowing through The Groynes]]
Northwood had a population of 4,266 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,293 people (43.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,650 households, comprising 2,097 males and 2,166 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 681 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 609 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,037 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 939 (22.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 83.5% European/Pākehā, 4.6% Māori, 0.8% Pasifika, 13.7% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 24.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 41.6% had no religion, 48.3% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 882 (24.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 546 (15.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,002 people (27.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,701 (47.4%) people were employed full-time, 561 (15.6%) were part-time, and 93 (2.6%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Clearwater (316800) and Northwood (317400)}}
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| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater | style="text-align:right;"|5.71 | style="text-align:right;"|699 | style="text-align:right;"|122 | style="text-align:right;"|279 | 50.8 years | $50,300{{NZ census place summary 2018|clearwater|Clearwater}} |
| Northwood | style="text-align:right;"|1.45 | style="text-align:right;"|3,567 | style="text-align:right;"|2,460 | style="text-align:right;"|1,371 | 48.2 years | $37,400{{NZ census place summary 2018|northwood|Northwood}} |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | style="text-align:left;"| $31,800 |
Northwood Supa Centre
The Northwood Supa Centre shopping complex opened in the 2000s.{{cite web |title=2017 Commercial Centre Factsheet - Belfast / Northwood |url=https://ccc.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Culture-Community/Stats-and-facts-on-Christchurch/Community-Ward-Profiles/Commercial-Centre-Factsheets/Belfast-Northwood.pdf |website=ccc.govt.nz |publisher=Christchurch City Council}} It covers an area of 33,062 m2 and features 29 retailers, including Burnsco, PandaMart, Spotlight, Repco and Smiths City.{{cite news |last1=Steeman |first1=Marta |title=Northwood Supa Centre fetches $81.7 million in one of Christchurch's largest property deals |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/111008562/northwood-supa-centre-fetches-817-million-in-one-of-christchurchs-largest-property-deals |publisher=stuff.co.nz |date=4 March 2019}}