Seaview, Canterbury
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Seaview
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| city1 = Timaru
| council = Timaru District Council
| ward = Timaru
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| coordinates = {{coord|-44.397|171.242|display=inline,title|region:NZ_type:city}}
| area = 75
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Seaview|y}}
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| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Seaview
| north = Waimataitai
| northeast = Port Timaru
| east = Timaru Central
| southeast =
| south = Parkside
| southwest = Watlington
| west = West End
| northwest = Highfield
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Seaview is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located immediately west of the town centre.
Demographics
Seaview covers {{Convert|0.75|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=8 February 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Seaview|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Seaview|y}}|R}}/0.75|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|2,178|2013|2,028|2018|2,088|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, Seaview had a smaller boundary, covering {{Convert|0.73|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Seaview had a population of 2,088 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 60 people (3.0%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 90 people (−4.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 969 households, comprising 1,017 males and 1,068 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 41.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 324 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 441 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 888 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 438 (21.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 85.6% European/Pākehā, 11.6% Māori, 3.3% Pasifika, 6.6% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 15.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.0% had no religion, 39.4% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.1% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 231 (13.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 426 (24.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 201 people (11.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 864 (49.0%) people were employed full-time, 228 (12.9%) were part-time, and 63 (3.6%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Seaview (340800)|seaview|Seaview}}
References
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{{Timaru District, New Zealand}}