Camborne, New Zealand
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Stack begin Template:Infobox New Zealand suburbs Template:Adjacent place Template:Stack end Camborne, New Zealand is a hilltop and seaside suburb of Porirua.
Camborne covers an area of 0.84 km², including a land area of 0.84 km².<ref name="SA22018_V1_00">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Most of the suburb is a short walk from Porirua Harbour, and many homes have views of the harbour, neighbouring hills, the sea and Mana Island.<ref name="idnz">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Camborne was developed over a 35-year period from the 1960s, initially by an investment company headed by a Mr Arthur Cornish. It was named after Camborne, Cornwall. Most of its street names are of Cornish origin, but its main street, Pope Street, is named after William George Pope (known as Bob), who was an honoured former resident of the adjoining suburb of Plimmerton.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="nzgb">Template:Cite report</ref>
The Paremata Residents Association includes members from Camborne.<ref name="ParemataResidents">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Description
Camborne a residential suburb without any schools, commercial, or industrial buildings.<ref name="nzgb"/>
Demography
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Template:Historical populations Camborne had a population of 2,013 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 348 people (20.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 726 households, comprising 966 males and 1,044 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 40.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 435 people (21.6%) aged under 15 years, 303 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,026 (51.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 249 (12.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.4% European/Pākehā, 9.5% Māori, 2.8% Pasifika, 6.7% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 21.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.1% had no religion, 34.4% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 546 (34.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 144 (9.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $51,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 546 people (34.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 933 (59.1%) people were employed full-time, 237 (15.0%) were part-time, and 45 (2.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">Template:NZ census 2018</ref>
In 2018, 11.5% of the workforce worked in construction, 9.0% worked in education, 8.7% worked in healthcare, 3.8% worked in manufacturing, 3.8% worked in hospitality, and 2.8% worked in transport.<ref name="Census 2018"/>
As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 71.0% drove a car, 11.3% rode in a car, 2.7% used a bike, and 2.7% walked or ran. No one used public transport.<ref name="Census 2018"/>
