[2] Invercargill Central is the only area in Southland to contain commercial high rise buildings, which are the most southerly tall buildings in the world.

[3] Invercargill Central statistical area covers 9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi), but this includes Invercargill Airport, which has an area of 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi) but no resident population, so the populated part of Invercargill Central covers 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)[1] This part had an estimated population of 1,560 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 394 people per km2.

The percentage of people born overseas was 36.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 41.3% had no religion, 36.7% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.3% were Hindu, 2.9% were Muslim, 2.4% were Buddhist and 4.0% had other religions.

The school has a continuous history from 1882 and traces its origins to the late 1860s.