Christchurch City Update '96 Contents

Forword
Acknowledgements
PART 1: THE CITY’ PEOPLE
Introduction
Population Growth
		Total Population Growth
		Components of Usually Resident Population Growth
		Future Population Growth
		Where is Growth Occurring within the City?
The Reasons for Population Change
		Natural Increase and Total Fertility
		Life Expectancy
		Changing Age Structure
		Internal Migration Patterns 1986-95
		Migration from Overseas
Personal Safety
		Crime
		Vehicle Safety
		Public Perceptions or Sense of Safety
Health
		Infant Mortality
		Major Causes of Death
Education
		Education Facilities
		Formal Education Level
Social Well-Being
		Monitoring Poverty, Hardship and Community Well-Being in Christchurch
		Residents Groups
Housing Provision
		Occupied Dwellings
		Type of Dwellings
		Tenure of Private Dwellings
		Average Household Size Declines
		Households and Family Type
		Substantial Growth of Units within the City
		Central City Living
		Construction of Rural Dwellings
		Land Rezoned from Rural to Urban Use
		Availability of Vacant Residential Land
Culture, Recreation and Leisure
		Range of Attractions and Facilities in Christchurch
		Events and Festivals - SummerTimes, 1995/96
		Sport and Spare-Time Activities
		Community Activities
		Use of the City’ Libraries
Part 2: THE CITY’ NATURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS
Introduction
		Area of the City
		Geology and Soils
		Vegetation
		Climate
		Waterways and the Coastline
		Current Land Use
		Infrastructure
Air, Noise, Water, Soil and Waste
		Air Quality
		Air Pollution Complaints
		Noise within the Environment
		The Use of Ground Water
		Quality of Water drawn from the Aquifers and Contamination Issues
		Soils
		Solid Waste
		Reuse and Recycling of the City’ Waste
		Land-Based Litter Counts
		Sewage
Significant Natural Features and Parkland
		Restoring Christchurch’ Natural Waterway Heritage
		Public Recreational Open Space
Amenity of the Built Environment
		Local Development
		City-Wide Development
		The Central City
		Development on the Port Hills
		Wigram
Heritage
		Retention of Historic Buildings
		The Preservation of Historic Buildings - Public Perceptions
PART 3:THE CITY'S ECONOMY
Overview
Business
		Economic Activity
		Business Confidence
		Inflation, Interest Rates and the Dollar
		Economic Outlook
Employment and Unemployment
		Employment
		Unemployment
Industry Trends
		Primary Sector
		The Secondary Sector
		Services
International Visitors
Transportation
	Vehicle Numbers
	Bus Patronage
	Airport Passenger Numbers
APPENDICES
	Appendix 1
	Appendix 2
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Produced and Published by:

Environmental Policy and Planning Unit,
Christchurch City Council,
P O Box 237,
Christchurch.
November 1996

ISBN 0-9597973-5-1

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