Georgetown
Suburb
Coordinates: 46°25′05″S 168°22′22″E / 46.4180°S 168.3729°E / -46.4180; 168.3729
CountryNew Zealand
CityInvercargill
Local authorityInvercargill City Council
Area
[1]
 • Land112 ha (277 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total2,230
Invercargill Central Turnbull Thomson Park Hawthorndale
Appleby
Georgetown
 Newfield
Kew Strathern Rockdale

Georgetown is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.

Demographics

Georgetown covers 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,230 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,991 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,884—    
20131,935+0.38%
20182,040+1.06%
Source: [3]

Georgetown had a population of 2,040 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (5.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 156 people (8.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 828 households. There were 1,008 males and 1,032 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 35.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 384 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 489 (24.0%) aged 15 to 29, 900 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 267 (13.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 80.7% European/Pākehā, 22.4% Māori, 6.6% Pacific peoples, 6.8% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 14.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.6% had no religion, 34.0% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 3.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 198 (12.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 456 (27.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (7.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 786 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 258 (15.6%) were part-time, and 75 (4.5%) were unemployed.[3]

Education

Southland Girls' High School is a single-sex state school for years 7 to 13[4] with a roll of 1047 students as of April 2023.[5] The school was founded in 1879. From the 1880s to 1907 it shared a site with Southland Boys' High School and senior girls attended some classes at the boys' school. It moved to the current site in 1947.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Georgetown (362100). 2018 Census place summary: Georgetown
  4. ↑ Education Counts: Southland Girls' High School
  5. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "History". Southland Girls' High School. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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