Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest.

The area between Burwood Hospital and Waimairi Golf Club was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling (1842–1928). It was developed as a residential suburb from 1963.

Demographics

Parklands, comprising the statistical areas of Parklands, Waitikiri and Queenspark, covers 4.79 km (1.85 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 10,380 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2,167 people per km.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	9,048	—
2013	9,801	+1.15%
2018	10,242	+0.88%
Source:

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 4.77 km (1.84 sq mi). Using that boundary, Parklands had a population of 10,242 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 441 people (4.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,194 people (13.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,645 households, comprising 5,058 males and 5,184 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 2,238 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,827 (17.8%) aged 15 to 29, 4,854 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,326 (12.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 12.5% Māori, 3.3% Pasifika, 4.3% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.7% had no religion, 32.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,284 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,572 (19.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,494 people (18.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,152 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 1,329 (16.6%) were part-time, and 294 (3.7%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas in 2018

Name	Area (km)	Population	Density (per km)	Households	Median age	Median income
Parklands	1.80	4,020	2,233	1,476	37.2 years	$30,800
Waitikiri	1.85	2,733	1,477	879	42.2 years	$42,900
Queenspark	1.12	3,489	3,115	1,290	37.6 years	$34,100
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Parkview Pārua School and Queenspark School are state coeducational full primary schools catering for years 1 to 8. As of February 2024, they have rolls of 358 and 469 students, respectively. Both schools were founded in 1977.