Myross Bush is a rural community on the northeastern outskirts of the city of Invercargill

Invercargill

Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...

 in the Southland

Southland Region

Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...

 region of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

's South Island

South Island

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. Other nearby settlements include Makarewa

Makarewa

Makarewa is a small community north of Invercargill .Facilities include a primary school with a roll of about 130 children, two abandoned dairies, meeting rooms for clubs, a playcentre, country club, squash courts, lawn bowling club, and an indoor swimming pool on the school grounds.Alliance Group...

 to the northwest, Rakahouka

Rakahouka

Rakahouka is a community in the Southland Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located in a fertile farming area on the Southland Plains just south of the Makarewa River...

 and Roslyn Bush

Roslyn Bush

Roslyn Bush is a lightly populated locality on the northeastern outskirts of the city of Invercargill in the Southland Region of New Zealand's South Island...

 to the northeast, and Kennington

Kennington, New Zealand

Kennington is a town located in the Southland Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the Waihopai River on the eastern outskirts of the city of Invercargill. Other nearby settlements include Longbush, Myross Bush, Rimu, and Woodlands....

 to the southeast.

The 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings

New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings

The New Zealand government department Statistics New Zealand conducts a census of population and dwellings every five years. The census scheduled for 2011 was cancelled due to circumstances surrounding the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, however, and legislation introduced to hold the next...

 found Myross Bush to have a population of 465; 234 females and 231 males. This represents an increase of 3.3% or 15 people since the 1996 census. The community has a median income of NZ$

New Zealand dollar

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21,700, which is NZ$5,500 higher than the regional average and NZ$3,200 higher than the national average.http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/610062-au

A small but well-established primary school is located in Myross Bush. Its location in a rural setting near an urban area was praised as advantageous for students in a 2006 report.http://www.ero.govt.nz/ERO/reppub.nsf/Date/4CC7FE4974E619C6CC257173001E01F2/$File/3991.htm?OpenElement