Highbury, Palmerston North

Demographics

Highbury covers 2.09 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Highbury had a population of 4,818 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 48 people (−1.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 444 people (10.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,295 males, 2,502 females, and 24 people of other genders in 1,725 dwellings. 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,008 people (20.9%) aged under 15 years, 996 (20.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,863 (38.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 954 (19.8%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 63.2% European (Pākehā); 35.1% Māori; 10.1% Pasifika; 11.1% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.9%, Māori by 8.9%, Samoan by 2.0%, and other languages by 11.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 32.2% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 3.4% Islam, 2.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.6%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 540 (14.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,079 (54.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,200 (31.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 138 people (3.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,692 (44.4%) full-time, 414 (10.9%) part-time, and 165 (4.3%) unemployed.

Education

Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga is a co-educational state intermediate school, with a roll of . It opened in 1963 as Monrad Intermediate and changed its name to Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga Monrad Intermediate" in 2019.

Transport

Palmerston North bus routes 103, 104, and 108 (to/from the Main Street Bus Hub) serve Highbury.

Parks and Reserves

• Monrad Park
• Takaro Park
• Opie Reserve
• Marriner Reserve
• Part of the Kawau Stream Reserve
• Tui Reserve
• Pembroke Reserve
• Oriana Reserve
• Farnham Reserve

References

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