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. 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.
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 in 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.
The Paremata Residents Association includes members from Camborne.
Description
Camborne a residential suburb without any schools, commercial, or industrial buildings. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Camborne had a population of 2,025 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (0.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 117 people (6.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 966 males, 1,056 females, and 6 people of other genders in 729 dwellings. 3.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 414 people (20.4%) aged under 15 years, 300 (14.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,017 (50.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 291 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.
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.