Broomfield, Christchurch

Broomfield Suburb Country New Zealand City Christchurch Local authority Christchurch City Council Electoral ward Hornby Community board Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Area  • Land 100 ha (200 acres) Population (June 2023)  • Total 2,850 Yaldhurst Christchurch Airport Russley Broomfield Riccarton Park Racecourse Hei Hei Hornby

Broomfield is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city.

The suburb is named for an estate farmed by Rev. James Wilson (1813–1886), which he named after a place near Leith in Scotland. The estate was subdivided from 1908, and the suburb was named in the 1970s. Most of the housing has been built since 2010.

State Highway 1 runs through the suburb, and State Highway 73 forms its northwestern boundary.

Demographics

Broomfield covers 1.00 km² (0.39 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 2,850 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2850 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,839	—
2013	2,046	+1.54%
2018	2,571	+4.67%
Source:

Broomfield had a population of 2,571 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 525 people (25.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 732 people (39.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 942 households, comprising 1,221 males and 1,350 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 36.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 519 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 546 (21.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,083 (42.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (16.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 64.8% European/Pākehā, 13.3% Māori, 7.6% Pasifika, 23.2% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 27.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.6% had no religion, 40.6% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% were Hindu, 2.6% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 354 (17.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 477 (23.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 225 people (11.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,011 (49.3%) people were employed full-time, 234 (11.4%) were part-time, and 96 (4.7%) were unemployed.