Allenton is a suburb of Ashburton, in the Ashburton District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.
Allenton | |
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 Ashburton Hospital | |
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| Coordinates: 43°52′31″S 171°43′02″E / 43.8753561°S 171.7170968°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Ashburton |
| Local authority | Ashburton District Council |
| Electoral ward | Ashburton |
| Area | |
| • Land | 626 ha (1,547 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 7,370 |
| Hospitals | Ashburton Hospital |
| Westerfield | Winchmore | Mitcham |
| Lagmhor |
  Allenton  |
Ashburton North |
| Tinwald | Ashburton Central | Netherby |
The suburb has its own rugby club.[3]
Ashburton Hospital is located in Allenton. It is a public hospital of Canterbury District Health Board with 54 beds, which provides maternity, medical and surgical services.[4]
Demographics
editAllenton covers 6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 7,370 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,177 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,688 | — |
| 2013 | 6,330 | +1.54% |
| 2018 | 6,789 | +1.41% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Allenton had a population of 6,789 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 459 people (7.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,101 people (19.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,673 households, comprising 3,324 males and 3,468 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 1,254 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,107 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,787 (41.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,644 (24.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 85.1% European/Pākehā, 7.5% Māori, 6.0% Pasifika, 6.1% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.1% had no religion, 50.7% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 723 (13.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,311 (23.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 861 people (15.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,634 (47.6%) people were employed full-time, 867 (15.7%) were part-time, and 126 (2.3%) were unemployed.[5]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenton North | 2.10 | 2,547 | 1,213 | 1,008 | 47.7 years | $34,900[6] |
| Allenton South | 2.93 | 2,121 | 724 | 813 | 36.0 years | $33,700[7] |
| Allenton East | 1.24 | 2,121 | 1,710 | 852 | 45.3 years | $33,100[8] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Allenton RFC". allentonrfc.co.nz. Allenton Rugby Football Club.
- ^ "Ashburton Hospital – Ministry of Health Profile". health.govt.nz. Ministry of Health.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Allenton North (337400), Allenton South (337500) and Allenton East (337800).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Allenton North
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Allenton South
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Allenton East