Ashburton Central is the central suburb and central business district of Ashburton, in the Ashburton District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.
Ashburton Central | |
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 Ashburton Courthouse | |
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| Coordinates: 43°54′18″S 171°44′42″E / 43.905°S 171.745°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Ashburton |
| Local authority | Ashburton District Council |
| Electoral ward | Ashburton |
| Area | |
| • Land | 256 ha (633 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 170 |
| Hospitals | Tuarangi Home |
| Allenton | ||
  Ashburton Central  |
Netherby | |
| Tinwald | Hampstead |
Two people were killed and two others almost died during a shooting at the Work and Income office in Ashburton Central on 1 September 2014.[3]
Tuarangi Home, located in Ashburton Central, is a public hospital facility operated by Canterbury District Health Board. It has 37 beds, and provides geriatric, psychogeriatric, rest home care, dementia care and medical services.[4]
Demographics
editAshburton Central covers 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 170 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 66 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 162 | — |
| 2013 | 147 | −1.38% |
| 2018 | 141 | −0.83% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Ashburton Central had a population of 141 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−4.1%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 21 people (−13.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 66 households, comprising 75 males and 63 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.19 males per female. The median age was 53.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 15 people (10.6%) aged under 15 years, 27 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 54 (38.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (31.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 85.1% European/Pākehā, 4.3% Māori, 14.9% Pasifika, 4.3% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 34.0% had no religion, 57.4% were Christian, 2.1% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim and 4.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (16.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 30 (23.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 21 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 54 (42.9%) people were employed full-time, 15 (11.9%) were part-time, and 6 (4.8%) were unemployed.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Leask, Anna (25 October 2020). "61 seconds of horror – The Ashburton Winz murders". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Tuarangi Home – Ministry of Health Profile". health.govt.nz. Ministry of Health.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ashburton Central (338000). 2018 Census place summary: Ashburton Central