St Kilda, New Zealand

Coordinates: 45°54′17″S 170°30′03″E / 45.9048°S 170.5009°E / -45.9048; 170.5009
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St Kilda
Looking east along Middle Beach and St Kilda Beach
Looking east along Middle Beach and St Kilda Beach
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Coordinates: 45°54′17″S 170°30′03″E / 45.9048°S 170.5009°E / -45.9048; 170.5009
CountryNew Zealand
CityDunedin
Local authorityDunedin City Council
Area
 • Land220 ha (540 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total5,470
Forbury South Dunedin Musselburgh
St Kilda
Tainui
St Clair (Pacific Ocean)

St Kilda is a suburb of Dunedin. It was named after the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. It had a racecourse called Forbury Park Raceway that ran until its closure in 2021. From 1875 to 1989 it had a borough until it was adsorbed into Dunedin City Council in 1989. It is located near the suburbs of St Clair, Forbury, Tainui, South Dunedin and Musselburgh.

References[change | change source]

  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.