Bexley, New Zealand

In the earthquake of September 2010 over 100 houses in the suburb were rendered uninhabitable by silt and subsidence due to soil liquefaction.^[5]

Flooding from soil liquefaction again caused serious flooding, and damaged roads and services in February 2011 from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.^[6][7]

In June 2011, the government announced that for a number of areas in Christchurch "There is significant and extensive area wide land damage; The success of engineering solutions may be uncertain in terms of design, its success and possible commencement, given the ongoing seismic activity; and, Any repair would be disruptive and protracted for landowners." As a result, the government offered to purchase the properties owned in this and similar areas for their pre-quake rateable value. Bexley and other affected areas have been classified as part of Christchurch's residential red zone.^[8]

Bexley covers 0.90 km² (0.35 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 2,710 as of June 2025,^[2] with a population density of 3,011 people per km².

Bexley had a population of 2,553 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 309 people (13.8%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 12 people (−0.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 903 households, comprising 1,305 males and 1,248 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 35.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 522 people (20.4%) aged under 15 years, 588 (23.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,131 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 312 (12.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 75.3% European/Pākehā, 24.8% Māori, 13.0% Pasifika, 5.3% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.5% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 129 (6.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 681 (33.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 108 people (5.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 978 (48.2%) people were employed full-time, 255 (12.6%) were part-time, and 123 (6.1%) were unemployed.^[9]