Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential.
When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson (1869?âÂÂ1947), he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway. A subsequent owner, Karl Scott (1910âÂÂ1997) subdivided the property about 1960.
Oaklands, comprising the statistical areas of Oaklands West and Oaklands East, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a larger boundary, covering . Using that boundary, Oaklands had a population of 5,856 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 177 people (3.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (2.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,121 households, comprising 2,877 males and 2,976 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 1,122 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,161 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,631 (44.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 936 (16.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.4% European/PÃÂkehÃÂ, 9.1% MÃÂori, 2.4% Pasifika, 11.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.6% had no religion, 36.9% were Christian, 0.3% had MÃÂori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 999 (21.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 858 (18.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 837 people (17.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,568 (54.2%) people were employed full-time, 660 (13.9%) were part-time, and 153 (3.2%) were unemployed.
Oaklands School Te Kura o à Âwaka is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8. It had a roll of as of The school opened in 1964.