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Opawa
Suburb
Saint Mark's Anglican Church
Coordinates: 43°33′05″S 172°39′43″E / 43.551342°S 172.661937°E / -43.551342; 172.661937
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Heathcote
Community board	Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote
Area
• Land	81 ha (200 acres)
Population
• Total	1,330

Waltham		Woolston
	Opawa
St Martins		Hillsborough

Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.

The name is a contraction of "Ōpāwaho", which, in Māori, means a place of ('ō') an outer pā or outpost ('pāwaho'). "Ōpāwaho" or "Opaawaho" is the Māori name for the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River.

Demographics

Opawa covers 0.81 km (0.31 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,330 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,642 people per km.

Opawa had a population of 1,365 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 63 people (4.8%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 69 people (−4.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 504 households, comprising 642 males and 723 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 47.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 219 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 186 (13.6%) aged 15 to 29, 621 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 342 (25.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.8% European/Pākehā, 6.6% Māori, 1.3% Pasifika, 5.1% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 21.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.7% had no religion, 37.8% were Christian, 0.9% were Hindu, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 363 (31.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 195 (17.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 222 people (19.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 501 (43.7%) people were employed full-time, 180 (15.7%) were part-time, and 30 (2.6%) were unemployed.

Education

Opawa School is a full primary school for years 1 to 8, with a roll of 344 students. It opened in 1872.

Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School is a state-integrated composite school for years 1 to 13, with a roll of 324 students. The school opened in 1975 and became state-integrated in 1989.

St Mark's School is an Anglican state-integrated full primary school for years 1 to 8. It has a roll of 245 students. It started in 1921.

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2024.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. pp. 287f. ISBN 978-0-14-320410-7.
4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Opawa (330900). 2018 Census place summary: Opawa
5. Education Counts: Opawa School
6. "Welcome From Our Principal". Ōpāwa School. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
7. Education Counts: Rudolf Steiner School
8. "About Our School". Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
9. Education Counts: St Mark's School
10. "St Mark's History". St Mark's School. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
11. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

• Suburbs of Christchurch