Ashley is a small town in North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It used to have a railway station on the Main North Line that runs through the village.
Education Ashley Rakahuri School is Ashley's only school, and was established in 1864. It is a state co-educational full primary, with students (as of The principal is Linda Horne.
Demographics Ashley is described by Stats NZ as a rural settlement and covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Ashley is part of the larger Ashley-Sefton statistical area.
Ashley had a population of 393 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 27 people (7.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 69 people (21.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 189 males and 204 females in 144 dwellings. 1.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 75 people (19.1%) aged under 15 years, 66 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 186 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 66 (16.8%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 95.4% European (Pākehā); 6.9% Māori; 0.8% Pasifika; 2.3% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori by 1.5%, and other languages by 4.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 23.7% Christian, 0.8% New Age, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 67.9%, and 6.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (14.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 192 (60.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 72 (22.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 24 people (7.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 162 (50.9%) full-time, 45 (14.2%) part-time, and 3 (0.9%) unemployed.
Ashley-Sefton statistical area Ashley-Sefton statistical area, which also includes Sefton, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Ashley-Sefton had a population of 2,439 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 300 people (14.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 486 people (24.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,251 males, 1,185 females, and 6 people of other genders in 864 dwellings. 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 474 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 348 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,176 (48.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 441 (18.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 94.5% European (Pākehā); 8.2% Māori; 0.7% Pasifika; 2.2% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 1.5%, and other languages by 4.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 25.6% Christian, 0.1% Islam, 0.2% New Age, and 0.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.8%, and 8.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 345 (17.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,167 (59.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 453 (23.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 243 people (12.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,038 (52.8%) full-time, 348 (17.7%) part-time, and 39 (2.0%) unemployed.
Climate The average temperature in summer is 15.9 °C, and in winter is 7 °C. Month Normal temperature January 16.4 °C February 16.1 °C March 14.9 °C April 12.4 °C May 9.4 °C June 7.0 °C July 6.5 °C August 7.4 °C September 9.4 °C October 11.5 °C November 13.2 °C December 15.1 °C
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