Myross Bush
locality in Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
Myross Bush is a rural community on the northeastern outskirts of the city of Invercargill in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. Other nearby settlements include Makarewa to the northwest, Rakahouka and Roslyn Bush to the northeast, and Kennington to the southeast.
Demographics
Myross Bush statistical area covers 19.11 km2 (7.38 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,060 as of June 2025, with a population density of 55 people per km2.
Before the 2023 census, Myross Bush had a larger boundary, covering 20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi). Using that boundary, Myross Bush had a population of 1,134 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 84 people (8.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 171 people (17.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 384 households, comprising 576 males and 561 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 44.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 243 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 156 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 588 (51.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 150 (13.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 96.3% European/Pākehā, 7.1% Māori, 0.8% Pasifika, 0.5% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Myross Bush” as locality in Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as locality in Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q15260529. Authority coordinates are -46.377, 168.416. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2025, 2023, 2018 and 2013.
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