Ashley Forest is a forest and a statistical area in the Canterbury Region's Hurunui District on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located north of the Ashley River / Rakahuri and northeast of the Okuku River.[3]
Ashley Forest | |
|---|---|
Locality | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 43°07′41″S 172°29′46″E / 43.128°S 172.496°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Hurunui District |
| Ward | South Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hurunui District Council |
| • Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
| • Mayor of Hurunui | Marie Black |
| • Kaikoura MP | Stuart Smith |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 340.57 km2 (131.49 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 810 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time) |
The forest was planted from 1939.[4] It is managed by Rayonier Matariki and is only accessible by the public with a permit.[5]
Ashley Forest Village is a small settlement at the southern end of the forest.
Demographics
editThe Ashley Forest statistical area covers 340.57 km2 (131.49 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 810 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2.4 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 522 | — |
| 2013 | 642 | +3.00% |
| 2018 | 669 | +0.83% |
| Source: [6] | ||
Ashley Forest had a population of 669 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 27 people (4.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (28.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 234 households, comprising 348 males and 324 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 44.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 138 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 105 (15.7%) aged 15 to 29, 327 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 102 (15.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 97.3% European/Pākehā, 7.6% Māori, 0.4% Pasifika, 1.3% Asian, and 0.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.6% had no religion, 37.7% were Christian, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 114 (21.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 75 (14.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 105 people (19.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 297 (55.9%) people were employed full-time, 96 (18.1%) were part-time, and 21 (4.0%) were unemployed.[6]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Ashley Forest (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–1989) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.4 (93.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.5 (61.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 57.3 (2.26) |
57.6 (2.27) |
84.3 (3.32) |
70.4 (2.77) |
59.1 (2.33) |
62.7 (2.47) |
78.2 (3.08) |
69.9 (2.75) |
64.8 (2.55) |
84.1 (3.31) |
50.7 (2.00) |
65.3 (2.57) |
804.4 (31.68) |
| Source: NIWA[7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Ashley Forest. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Ashley". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Ashley Forest Access". North Canterbury Cycling Club. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ashley Forest (312600). 2018 Census place summary: Ashley Forest
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Ashley Forest 1". NIWA. Retrieved 25 October 2024.