Russley is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city.
The suburb is named after Russley Farm, which was owned by William Chisnell (1827–1876) but sold shortly before his death.
Demographics Russley covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Russley had a population of 2,325 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 18 people (−0.8%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 12 people (−0.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,143 males, 1,158 females, and 21 people of other genders in 876 dwellings. 3.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 414 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 489 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,029 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 390 (16.8%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 69.7% European (Pākehā); 8.4% Māori; 5.4% Pasifika; 22.2% Asian; 3.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.2%, Māori by 1.8%, Samoan by 1.9%, and other languages by 21.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 35.6% Christian, 2.7% Hindu, 1.4% Islam, 0.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.3%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 552 (28.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 969 (50.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 390 (20.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 177 people (9.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 954 (49.9%) full-time, 285 (14.9%) part-time, and 33 (1.7%) unemployed.
Education Russley School Te Paritō Kōwhai is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. It had a roll of as of The school opened in 1963.
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