Selwyn's diversity has been proven with the latest census data showing nearly 20 per cent of people living in the district were born overseas. Photo: Geoff SloanNearly 20 per cent of people living in Canterbury's fastest growing district were born overseas, new census data reveals. Data from the 2018 census released this month shows 11,910 people have come from across the globe and settled in the Selwyn district. There were 2814 residents born in Asia and 1416 from the Middle East and Africa. Gross domestic product in the Selwyn District grew by an annual average of 6.5 per cent, again ahead of Queenstown Lakes on four per cent.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 11, 2020 19:41 UTC