Islington is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city.
The suburb is named after the London borough of Islington, perhaps because the borough had a market for cattle, while the Christchurch area had a freezing works opened in 1889.
and the Main South Line run past the southern side of Islington. The suburb is home to a major electrical substation, which is also home to the main operations centre for the South Island's electrical grid.
Demographics Islington covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Islington had a population of 960 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 9 people (−0.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 54 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 492 males, 465 females, and 3 people of other genders in 369 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 37.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 144 people (15.0%) aged under 15 years, 225 (23.4%) aged 15 to 29, 447 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 144 (15.0%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 69.4% European (Pākehā); 17.5% Māori; 8.8% Pasifika; 17.5% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori by 4.1%, Samoan by 2.8%, and other languages by 12.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 23.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 34.7% Christian, 2.2% Hindu, 0.6% Islam, 1.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.9%, and 7.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 423 (51.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 294 (36.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 24 people (2.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 447 (54.8%) full-time, 90 (11.0%) part-time, and 21 (2.6%) unemployed.
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