Ascot Park is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Wellington in New Zealand.
Ascot Park | |
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 Ascot Park, from which the suburb is named | |
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| Coordinates: 41°7′20″S 174°52′25″E / 41.12222°S 174.87361°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Porirua City |
| Local authority | Porirua City Council |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 112 ha (277 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,980 |
| Papakōwhai | Paremata | Whitby |
  Ascot Park  |
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| Aotea | Waitangirua |
Ascot Park covers an area of 1.12 km2, including a land area of 1.12 km2.[2] It includes the suburb's namesake, the Ascot Park public reserve.[3]
Demography
editAscot Park statistical area covers 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 2,980 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,660.71 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,661 | — |
| 2013 | 2,625 | −0.19% |
| 2018 | 2,862 | +1.74% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Ascot Park had a population of 2,862 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 237 people (9.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 201 people (7.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 804 households, comprising 1,389 males and 1,470 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 31.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 720 people (25.2%) aged under 15 years, 639 (22.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,230 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 270 (9.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 45.1% European/Pākehā, 29.4% Māori, 42.6% Pasifika, 12.1% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 22.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 35.5% had no religion, 49.0% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 2.1% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 309 (14.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 468 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 282 people (13.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,110 (51.8%) people were employed full-time, 240 (11.2%) were part-time, and 132 (6.2%) were unemployed.[5]
Economy
editIn 2018, 10.7% worked in construction, 10.2% worked in healthcare, 8.9% of the workforce worked in manufacturing, 7.6% worked in education, 5.1% worked in hospitality, and 5.1% worked in transport.[5]
Transportation
editAs of 2018, among those who commuted to work, 70.4% drove a car, 8.2% rode in a car, and no one walked, ran, cycled or used public transport.[5]
Education
editRangikura School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[6][7] with a roll of 375 as of August 2024.[8]
Ascot Park Kindergarten is also located in Ascot Park.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
- ^ "Ascot Park". poriruacity.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ascot Park (240300). 2018 Census place summary: Ascot Park
- ^ "Rangikura School Official School Website". rangikura.school.nz.
- ^ "Rangikura School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Rangikura School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Ascot Park Kindergarten". www.wmkindergartens.org.nz. Retrieved 21 December 2019.