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Marshland
Suburb
Windsor Golf Course with Marshland in the distance
Coordinates: 43°28′30″S 172°39′07″E / 43.475°S 172.652°E / -43.475; 172.652
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Harewood Innes
Community board	Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood
Area
• Land	896 ha (2,214 acres)
Population
• Total	1,310

Belfast	Kainga	Bottle Lake
Redwood	Marshland	Prestons
Northcote	Mairehau	Shirley

Marshland is a semi-rural suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city. The land is primarily used for horticulture and dairy farming.

The suburb is named for the peaty soil, and was also called Rhodes' Swamp after landowner and politician Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815–1884).

State Highway 74 forms the western and southern boundary of the suburb. The Styx River runs northeast through Marshland.

Demographics

Marshland covers 8.96 km (3.46 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,310 as of June 2024, with a population density of 146 people per km.

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a larger boundary, covering 10.11 km (3.90 sq mi). Using that boundary, Marshland had a population of 789 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (4.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (0.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 258 households, comprising 408 males and 381 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 41.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 135 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 162 (20.5%) aged 15 to 29, 387 (49.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 105 (13.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 87.5% European/Pākehā, 12.5% Māori, 1.5% Pasifika, 7.6% Asian, and 1.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 16.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.6% had no religion, 40.3% were Christian, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 111 (17.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 120 (18.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 123 people (18.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 330 (50.5%) people were employed full-time, 96 (14.7%) were part-time, and 18 (2.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Marshland School is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. It had a roll of 571 as of November 2024. The school opened in 1888.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Marshland". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
4. "Christchurch Place Names: A - M : Islington" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. February 2016. p. 179.
5. Harriss, Gavin (April 2021). Marshland, Canterbury (Map).
6. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Marshland (318400). 2018 Census place summary: Marshland
7. Education Counts: Marshland School
8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
9. "Miscellaneous Local Historical Information" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 103. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

• Suburbs of Christchurch
• Populated places in the Canterbury Region