West End, New Zealand

West End is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located west of the town centre.

The suburb contains a multi-sport stadium called Fraser Park, which was branded as Alpine Energy Stadium.

Demographics
The statistical area of Fraser Park, which corresponds to West End, covers 1.22 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Fraser Park had a population of 2,751 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 66 people (2.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 72 people (2.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,179 households, comprising 1,335 males and 1,419 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 43.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 474 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 525 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,167 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 588 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.1% European/Pākehā, 9.6% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, 4.7% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.2% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 564 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 297 people (13.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,146 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 348 (15.3%) were part-time, and 51 (2.2%) were unemployed.

Education
Timaru Boys' High School is a single-sex secondary school for years 9 to 13 with a roll of as of  It opened in 1880. Timaru Girls' High School started on the same site, separated by a fence.

Bluestone School is a coeducational primary serving years 1 to 8 with a roll of as of  The school was established in 2005 on the Timaru West school site when it merged with Timaru Main (established 1873). Timaru West opened in 1913 as a side school for Timaru Main and became a separate school in 1923.