Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential.
When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson (1869?–1947), he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway. A subsequent owner, Karl Scott (1910–1997) subdivided the property about 1960.
Demographics Oaklands, comprising the statistical areas of Oaklands West and Oaklands East, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Oaklands had a population of 6,351 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 603 people (10.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 771 people (13.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,126 males, 3,201 females, and 27 people of other genders in 2,337 dwellings. 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,293 people (20.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,113 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 2,973 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 966 (15.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.5% European (Pākehā); 9.4% Māori; 3.4% Pasifika; 18.0% Asian; 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.2%, Māori by 2.1%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 16.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 25.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.5% Christian, 3.5% Hindu, 1.3% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 2.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.9%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,419 (28.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,559 (50.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,080 (21.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 507 people (10.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,781 (55.0%) full-time, 708 (14.0%) part-time, and 81 (1.6%) unemployed.
+Individual statistical areasName Area(km2) Population Density(per km2) Dwellings Median age Medianincome Oaklands West 1.70 3,069 1,805 1,125 37.4 years $48,900 Oaklands East 1.08 3,282 3,039 1,212 35.1 years $45,200 New Zealand 38.1 years $41,500
Education Oaklands School Te Kura o Ōwaka is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. It had a roll of as of The school opened in 1964.
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