Broomfield is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch, New Zealand.
The suburb is named for an estate farmed by Rev. James Wilson (1813–1886), which he named after a place near Leith in Scotland. The estate was subdivided in 1908, and the suburb was named in the 1970s. Most of the housing has been built since 2010.
runs through the suburb, and forms its northwestern boundary.
Demographics Broomfield covers . The estimated population was as of with a population density of people per km2.
Broomfield had a population of 2,790 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 219 people (8.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 744 people (36.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,362 males, 1,419 females, and 9 people of other genders in 1,068 dwellings. 3.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 552 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 492 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,251 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 498 (17.8%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 61.9% European (Pākehā); 14.2% Māori; 8.5% Pasifika; 25.9% Asian; 2.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.1%, Māori by 2.6%, Samoan by 2.7%, and other languages by 22.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.7% Christian, 3.1% Hindu, 2.6% Islam, 0.8% Māori religious beliefs, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.9%, and 7.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 495 (22.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,053 (47.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 687 (30.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 165 people (7.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,092 (48.8%) full-time, 282 (12.6%) part-time, and 66 (2.9%) unemployed.
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