Cannons Creek, New Zealand

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Template:Short description Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Stack begin Template:Infobox New Zealand suburbs Template:Adjacent place Template:Stack end Cannons Creek is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22km north of Wellington in New Zealand.

Etymology

The name Cannons Creek comes from a creek that flows off of Cannons Head. It is named after William Cannon, an early settler of the area.[1]

History

Cannons Creek was originally farmland until it slowly started to be developed as housing from the 1930s with a significant growth in the 1950s.[2]

Most the suburb's streets are named after ships, English counties, and from Greek mythology.[2]

Demographics

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Ethnicities were 24.3% European/Pākehā, 26.6% Māori, 62.7% Pasifika, 8.6% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 30.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 26.3% had no religion, 58.6% were Christian, 1.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 2.9% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 0.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 498 (7.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,653 (25.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 234 people (3.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,640 (41.4%) people were employed full-time, 840 (13.2%) were part-time, and 642 (10.1%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km2)
Population Density
(per km2)
Households Median age Median
income
Cannons Creek North 1.06 3,474 3,277 915 27.1 years $20,000[5]
Cannons Creek East 1.46 3,879 2,657 933 27.4 years $19,900[6]
Cannons Creek South 1.41 1,620 1,149 414 27.9 years $24,100[7]
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

Primary schools

Cannons Creek has four co-educational state contributing primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students:

Windley School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[18] with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data as of Template:NZ school roll data.[19]

Holy Family School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[20][21] with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data as of Template:NZ school roll data.[22]

Intermediate school

Brandon Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students,[23][24] with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data as of Template:NZ school roll data.[25]

Secondary schools

Porirua College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,[26] with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data as of Template:NZ school roll data.[27] It was founded in 1968.[28]

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External links

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