Ilam, New Zealand
Ilam | |
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 Puaka-James Hight, home to the University of Canterbury Central Library and centrepiece of the University's Ilam campus. | |
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| Coordinates: 43°31′34″S 172°34′49″E / 43.526111°S 172.580278°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Christchurch |
| Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 337 ha (833 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 10,100 |
| Burnside | Bryndwr | |
| Avonhead |
  Ilam  |
Fendalton |
| Upper Riccarton | Riccarton |
Ilam (/ˈaɪləm/) is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury.
Located adjacent to State Highway 1 and the Christchurch International Airport, it is handily placed for transportation. It is also located close to the major retail area of Riccarton.
History
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The suburb was named after the ancestral home of the Hon. John Watts-Russell (1825–75), who hailed from Ilam Hall in Staffordshire, England. He settled in Canterbury in 1850, arriving on Sir George Seymour and named his property Ilam.[3]
The Ilam homestead was in the 1950s inhabited by the rector of Canterbury College, Henry Rainsford Hulme. In 1954 the homestead gained notoriety as Hulme's 16-year-old daughter Juliet was involved in the Parker–Hulme murder case. The homestead was used as a major location for Peter Jackson's film about the murders, Heavenly Creatures. The homestead has been the University of Canterbury Staff Club since 1971.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Ilam, comprising the statistical areas of Ilam North, Ilam South and Ilam University, covers 3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 10,100 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,997 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8,532 | — |
| 2013 | 9,000 | +0.77% |
| 2018 | 9,357 | +0.78% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Ilam North had a population of 9,357 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 357 people (4.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 825 people (9.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,628 households, comprising 4,881 males and 4,473 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female, with 1,083 people (11.6%) aged under 15 years, 4,293 (45.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,931 (31.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,053 (11.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 67.8% European/Pākehā, 5.9% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, 28.5% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 37.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.2% had no religion, 35.3% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.9% were Hindu, 2.2% were Muslim, 1.8% were Buddhist and 2.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 2,352 (28.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 507 (6.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 951 people (11.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,790 (33.7%) people were employed full-time, 1,599 (19.3%) were part-time, and 468 (5.7%) were unemployed.[5]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilam North | 1.23 | 3,729 | 3,032 | 1,218 | 30.3 years | $24,100[6] |
| Ilam South | 0.91 | 3,204 | 3,521 | 1,041 | 30.3 years | $22,900[7] |
| Ilam University | 1.23 | 2,424 | 1,971 | 369 | 20.2 years | $7,900[8] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education
[edit]Ilam Primary School, also located on Ilam Road, is a primary school situated next to the Canterbury University whose facilities the school uses. The school educates many children from overseas. It has a roll of 411.[9][10]
Westburn School is a state coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 480.[11] The school was founded in 1961.
Medbury School is a private full primary boys' school (years 1–8) with a roll of 387.[12] It was established in 1923.[13]
Rolls are as of August 2024.[14]
The Canterbury Japanese Supplementary School (カンタベリー日本語補習校 Kantaberī Nihongo Hoshūkō), a weekend Japanese school, holds its classes at the Ilam School in Ilam.[15]
Parliamentary electorate
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Barker, M. A. (22 June 2007). "Watts Russell, Elizabeth Rose Rebecca 1833/1834? – 1905". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ University of Canterbury staff club Archived 2010-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ilam North (320200), Ilam South (320700) and Ilam University (321200).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Ilam North
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Ilam South
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Ilam University
- ^ "A Unique School" Archived 21 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Ilam Primary School, accessed 22 June 2008
- ^ Education Counts: Ilam School
- ^ Education Counts: Westburn School
- ^ Education Counts: Medbury Preparatory School
- ^ "History". Medbury School. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "所在地." Canterbury Japanese Supplementary School. Retrieved on February 14, 2015. "66 Ilam Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041 New Zealand （Ilam School の校舎を借用しています。）"