Northland, Wellington

Northland
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Basic information
Local authority	Wellington City
Population	2,574 (2006 )
Facilities
Surrounds
North	Wilton
East	Thorndon
Southeast	Wellington CBD
South	Kelburn
Southwest	Taitville
West	Karori

Northland, a small suburb in western Wellington, New Zealand. The suburb is served by two state primary schools, Northland School and Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary School.

Locations

The suburb, formerly known as Creswick, lies to the west of Kelburn, to the east of Karori, to the south of Wadestown and to the south-east of Wilton. It sits on top of Tinakori Hill. The suburb is adjacent to the Wellington Botanic Garden, the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary and Ian Galloway Park.

Shops

Northland contains a cluster of shops at the top of Garden Road, known as the Creswick Shops. The shops located there include a dairy, a cafe, a bicycle shop, a pet groomer shop, the Creswick Garage, and various take-away food shops including: Burger Wisconsin, Pizza Hut, and Hell Pizza.

Demographics

Northland's location on the bus route past the university, proximity to town, surrounding parks and the high level of sunshine attract upper-middle class families. Due to Northland's proximity to the university and to it being on the university bus route, many students and faculty live there. The 2006 census gives the population of Northland as approximately 2,500 the majority of whom are well-educated professionals and their families.