Cannons Creek, New Zealand

Etymology

The name Cannons Creek comes from a creek that flows off of Cannons Head. It is named after William Cannon, an early settler of the area.

History

Cannons Creek was originally farmland until it slowly started to be developed as housing from the 1930s with a significant growth in the 1950s.

Most the suburb's streets are named after ships, English counties, and from Greek mythology.

Demographics

Cannons Creek, comprising the statistical areas of Cannons Creek North, Cannons Creek East and Cannons Creek South, covers 3.92 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Cannons Creek had a population of 8,787 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 186 people (−2.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 567 people (6.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,335 males, 4,428 females, and 21 people of other genders in 2,259 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.55330%2B240700%2B241000%2B241100.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 23.6% European (Pākehā); 27.4% Māori; 63.3% Pasifika; 10.2% Asian; 2.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.7%, Māori by 6.4%, Samoan by 25.4%, and other languages by 15.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 55.2% Christian, 1.1% Hindu, 2.7% Islam, 1.6% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 0.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 29.7%, and 7.6% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 570 (8.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,396 (53.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 2,436 (38.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $31,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 177 people (2.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,952 (46.1%) full-time, 708 (11.1%) part-time, and 450 (7.0%) unemployed.

Education

All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of

Primary schools

Cannons Creek has four state contributing primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students:

• Cannons Creek School, with a roll of
• Glenview School, with a roll of .
• Maraeroa School, with a roll of .
• Russell School, with a roll of .

Windley School is a state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of . It opened in 1958.

Holy Family School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of . It opened in 1960 and became state-integrated in 1981.

Intermediate school

Brandon Intermediate is a state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students, with a roll of .

Secondary schools

Porirua College is a state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of . It was founded in 1968.

References

References

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2. (3 August 2010). "Cannons Creek Place Name Proposal Report". New Zealand Geographic Board.
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4. {{NZ census 2018. Cannons Creek North (240700), Cannons Creek East (241000) and Cannons Creek South (241100)
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26. (8 October 1981). "Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975". [[New Zealand Gazette]].
27. "Brandon Intermediate Official School Website".
28. "Brandon Intermediate Education Review Office Report". [[Education Review Office]].
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32. "Porirua College Official School Website".