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Cannons Creek, New Zealand
Suburb of Porirua near Wellington, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cannons Creek is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22km north of Wellington in New Zealand.
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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.[2]
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.[3]
Most the suburb's streets are named after ships, English counties, and from Greek mythology.[3]
Demographics
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Cannons Creek, comprising the statistical areas of Cannons Creek North, Cannons Creek East and Cannons Creek South, covers 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 9,250 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,360 people per km2.
Cannons Creek North had a population of 8,973 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 753 people (9.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 369 people (4.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,262 households, comprising 4,383 males and 4,593 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 2,589 people (28.9%) aged under 15 years, 2,313 (25.8%) aged 15 to 29, 3,375 (37.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 696 (7.8%) aged 65 or older.
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.[5]
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Education
Primary schools
Cannons Creek has four co-educational state contributing primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students:
- Cannons Creek School,[9][10] with a roll of 142[11]
- Glenview School,[12] with a roll of .[13]
- Maraeroa School,[14][15] with a roll of 147.[16]
- Russell School,[17] with a roll of 103.[18]
Windley School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[19] with a roll of 201 as of July 2025.[20]
Holy Family School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[21][22] with a roll of 161 as of July 2025.[23]
Intermediate school
Brandon Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students,[24][25] with a roll of 181 as of July 2025.[26]
Secondary schools
Porirua College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,[27] with a roll of 603 as of July 2025.[28] It was founded in 1968.[29]
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