Wainoni, Christchurch
Wainoni | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Porritt Park after the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, showing extensive soil liquefaction | |
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| Coordinates: 43°31′0″S 172°41′30″E / 43.51667°S 172.69167°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Christchurch |
| Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
| Electoral ward |
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| Community board | Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood |
| Area | |
| • Land | 152 ha (376 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,850 |
| (Residential red zone) | Avondale | Aranui |
| Avonside |
  Wainoni  |
Bexley |
| Linwood | Bromley |
Wainoni is one of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. It is a lower socio-economic area.[3][dead link]
Etymology[edit]
Wainoni is a Māori word, with wai meaning stream and noni meaning a bend or turn.[4] The name was applied by Alexander William Bickerton to his new home on the Avon River.[5]
History[edit]
In 1884, Bickerton and his family moved into a new home near New Brighton, Christchurch that he named Wainoni.[5] Bickerton, who purchased a 30 acres (12 ha) property around what is now Bickerton Street,[6] was one of the three foundation professors of Canterbury College.[7] It became a centre for the social life of students at the Canterbury College. The property included a small theatre, a vast garden, and fireworks displays for entertainment. Bickerton's idea for the property was to create a new form of society based around his socialist beliefs,[8] however this social experiment was discontinued after several years.[5] From 1903 the property was turned more into a theme park to provide family income, with a zoo, 7,000 person amphitheatre, conservatory, aquariums, cinema, medicine and fireworks factories, and mock naval battles on a man-made lake. It attracted hundreds of thousands of people over the coming years. In the end the Pleasure Gardens, as they were called, started running at a loss and was closed by 1914.[5]
The suburb developed for housing during the 1960s.[4][9]
Geography[edit]
Porritt Park, an old loop of the Avon River, lies within Wainoni. Going clockwise from there, boundary roads of the suburb are Wainoni, Breezes, Pages, and Kerrs Roads.[3][10] Wainoni is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the central city.[3] Wainoni Park is located in the adjacent suburb of Aranui.
Wainoni and its neighbouring suburb of Aranui are often considered together and intermixed. For example, Wainoni School and Wainoni Park are located in Aranui, and the now closed Aranui High School was located in Wainoni. Christchurch City Council publishes a combined community profile for the two suburbs.[3]
Demographics[edit]
Wainoni covers 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 2,850 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,875 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,859 | — |
| 2013 | 2,694 | −0.85% |
| 2018 | 2,799 | +0.77% |
| Source: [11] | ||
Wainoni had a population of 2,799 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (3.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 60 people (−2.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,029 households, comprising 1,410 males and 1,386 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 36.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 552 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 591 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,305 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 351 (12.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 78.6% European/Pākehā, 19.8% Māori, 9.5% Pasifika, 7.8% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.1% had no religion, 33.1% were Christian, 1.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% were Hindu, 0.8% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 213 (9.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 585 (26.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 162 people (7.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,092 (48.6%) people were employed full-time, 345 (15.4%) were part-time, and 105 (4.7%) were unemployed.[11]
Education[edit]
Haeata Community Campus is a coeducational composite school for years 1 to 13[12] with a roll of 536 students as of February 2024.[13] It was created by merging Aranui School (primary school located in Aranui), Avondale School (primary school located in the neighbouring Avondale), Wainoni School (primary school in Aranui) and Aranui High School on the Aranui High site in January 2017.[14]
References[edit]
Media related to Wainoni, Canterbury at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Community profile Aranui/Wainoni" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Place Names N to Z" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 104. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d Baker, Tim (2004). Professor Bickerton's Wainoni. Christchurch: Self-published. ISBN 0-476-00423-3.
- ^ "Professor Bickerton's home and the promenade, from the Wainoni entrance". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Parton, H. N. "Bickerton, Alexander William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Wainoni". Star. No. 7330. 17 February 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Montgomery, Roy (21 March 2016). "State Intervention in a Post-War Suburban Public Housing Project in Christchurch, New Zealand". Articulo – Journal of Urban Research. 13/2016 (13): 38. doi:10.4000/articulo.2932. hdl:10182/7804.
- ^ "Boundary Map of Chisnall". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Wainoni (328400). 2018 Census place summary: Wainoni
- ^ Education Counts: Haeata Community Campus
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Eight Chch schools merge into two". 3 News NZ. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2021.