Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
Suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand
Fendalton
is a suburb of
Christchurch
, in the
South Island
of New Zealand.
History
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Fendalton was originally known as Fendall Town, named after the original settler of the land,
Walpole Chesshyre Fendall
(1830?1913). Fendall emigrated from
Yorkshire
in 1850 and took up land north of the Waimairi Stream. The name Fendall Town was soon applied to the area northwest of
Hagley Park
, extending as far as the modern location of
Christchurch International Airport
and including portions of
Burnside
,
Bryndwr
, and
Harewood
, among others. Early spelling also included Fendall's Town and Fendaltown, but by the 1880s Fendalton had become the most common form.
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Fendalton was the site for many early buildings in the settlement of Christchurch, including an early flour mill along what is now Fendalton Road. This flour mill was constructed by Daniel Inwood, who came to New Zealand aboard the
Sir George Seymour
in 1850, and used machinery which Inwood brought with him from England.
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The suburb is also home to multiple significant historical buildings, especially as examples of various styles of homestead. These include St Barnabas Church,
[5]
Daresbury
,
[6]
and Los Angeles, one of the first examples of a California bungalow to be built in New Zealand.
[7]
A history of the suburb can be found in "Fendall's Legacy: A history of Fendalton and north-west Christchurch" by Frieda Looser.
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Demographics
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Fendalton, comprising the statistical areas of Fendalton and Deans Bush, covers 2.17 km
2
(0.84 sq mi).
[1]
It had an estimated population of 4,550 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2,097 people per km
2
.
Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
|
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2006
| 4,737
| ?
|
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2013
| 4,578
| ?0.49%
|
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2018
| 4,515
| ?0.28%
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Source:
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Fendalton had a population of 4,515 at the
2018 New Zealand census
, a decrease of 63 people (?1.4%) since the
2013 census
, and a decrease of 222 people (?4.7%) since the
2006 census
. There were 1,656 households, comprising 2,202 males and 2,313 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 678 people (15.0%) aged under 15 years, 993 (22.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,866 (41.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 975 (21.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.2% European/
P?keh?
, 3.9%
M?ori
, 1.2%
Pasifika
, 14.0%
Asian
, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 27.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.4% had no religion, 44.9% were
Christian
, 0.1% had
M?ori religious beliefs
, 1.1% were
Hindu
, 0.7% were
Muslim
, 0.5% were
Buddhist
and 2.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,539 (40.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 297 (7.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,164 people (30.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,626 (42.4%) people were employed full-time, 687 (17.9%) were part-time, and 105 (2.7%) were unemployed.
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Individual statistical areas
Name
|
Area
(km
2
)
|
Population
|
Density
(per km
2
)
|
Households
|
Median age
|
Median
income
|
Fendalton
|
0.92
|
1,998
|
2,172
|
750
|
46.4 years
|
$44,200
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|
Deans Bush
|
1.25
|
2,517
|
2,014
|
906
|
45.7 years
|
$36,800
[11]
|
New Zealand
|
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|
|
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37.4 years
|
$31,800
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Location and services
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Fendalton is situated to the west of the
city centre
, close to the
University of Canterbury
at
Ilam
and the major retail area of
Riccarton
. It is also close to the main route from the central city to the
Christchurch International Airport
to the northwest.
Fendalton has a reputation as one of the country's more well-to-do and refined suburbs, and is one of the older residential districts of the city.
Education
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One high school lies directly within the suburb -
Christchurch Boys' High School
. The school includes boarding facilities, and has a roll of 1,453.
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The school opened in 1881, and moved to its present site in 1926.
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While
Christchurch Girls' High School
catchment zone encompasses much of Fendalton, the school itself lies within the suburb of
Riccarton
.
The local state intermediate school is
Cobham Intermediate School
.
The main primary school in Fendalton is
Fendalton Open Air School
, originally called Clyde Road Primary School. It has a roll of 390.
[14]
It opened in 1875.
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