Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest.
The area between Burwood Hospital and Waimairi Golf Club was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling (1842–1928). It was developed as a residential suburb from 1963.
Demographics Parklands, comprising the statistical areas of Parklands, Waitikiri and Queenspark, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Parklands had a population of 10,137 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 102 people (−1.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 339 people (3.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,941 males, 5,145 females, and 51 people of other genders in 3,657 dwellings. 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 2,064 people (20.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,737 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 4,761 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,572 (15.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.1% European (Pākehā); 14.9% Māori; 4.6% Pasifika; 4.6% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Māori by 2.8%, Samoan by 1.0%, and other languages by 6.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.3% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.9%, and 7.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,530 (19.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 4,725 (58.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,815 (22.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 906 people (11.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 4,179 (51.8%) full-time, 1,308 (16.2%) part-time, and 153 (1.9%) unemployed.
+Individual statistical areasName Area(km2) Population Density(per km2) Dwellings Median age Medianincome Parklands 1.80 4,011 2,228 1,491 39.7 years $40,100 Waitikiri 1.87 2,610 1,396 888 45.1 years $52,300 Queenspark 1.12 3,516 3,139 1,278 36.7 years $42,000 New Zealand 38.1 years $41,500
Education Parkview Pārua School and Queenspark School are state coeducational full primary schools catering for years 1 to 8. As of , they have rolls of and students, respectively. Both schools were founded in 1977.
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