Broomfield is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch, New Zealand.
The suburb is named for an estate farmed by Rev. James Wilson (1813âÂÂ1886), which he named after a place near Leith in Scotland. The estate was subdivided in 1908, and the suburb was named in the 1970s. Most of the housing has been built since 2010.
runs through the suburb, and forms its northwestern boundary.
Broomfield covers . The estimated population was as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Broomfield had a population of 2,571 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 525 people (25.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 732 people (39.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 942 households, comprising 1,221 males and 1,350 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 36.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 519 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 546 (21.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,083 (42.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (16.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 64.8% European/PÃÂkehÃÂ, 13.3% MÃÂori, 7.6% Pasifika, 23.2% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 27.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.6% had no religion, 40.6% were Christian, 0.7% had MÃÂori religious beliefs, 1.6% were Hindu, 2.6% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist, and 1.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 354 (17.3%) had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 477 (23.2%) had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 225 people (11.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,011 (49.3%) people were employed full-time, 234 (11.4%) were part-time, and 96 (4.7%) were unemployed.