Hurdon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre.[3]
Hurdon | |
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| Coordinates: 39°5′13″S 174°3′8″E / 39.08694°S 174.05222°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | New Plymouth |
| Local authority | New Plymouth District Council |
| Electoral ward |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 520 ha (1,280 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,590 |
| Marfell | Westown | Frankleigh Park |
| Whalers Gate |
  Hurdon  |
Ferndale |
An early settler of the area was Peter Elliot, who arrived on the Amelia Thompson in 1841. He established the first dairy in New Plymouth, which he called Hurdon. A school was established in his barn in 1853.[4]
Demographics
editHurdon covers 5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,590 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 687 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,851 | — |
| 2013 | 2,088 | +1.74% |
| 2018 | 2,220 | +1.23% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Hurdon had a population of 2,220 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 132 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 369 people (19.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 870 households, comprising 1,062 males and 1,158 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 42.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 438 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 384 (17.3%) aged 15 to 29, 972 (43.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 429 (19.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 12.0% Māori, 1.5% Pacific peoples, 4.6% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.9% had no religion, 40.9% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 363 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 321 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 312 people (17.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 873 (49.0%) people were employed full-time, 285 (16.0%) were part-time, and 57 (3.2%) were unemployed.[5]
Education
editFrankley School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 315 students as of August 2024.[6][7] The school started as Frankley Road School in 1878. A new two-room school replaced it in 1910. The school moved to its current site in 1969.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. p. 92.
- ^ a b "Our History - Three Phases of Frankley School and Key events". Frankley School. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Hurdon (217900). 2018 Census place summary: Hurdon
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: Frankley School