Burnt Hill is a small rural community in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. It is named for the small extinct volcano in the township's south-east corner.
Demographics Burnt Hill locality covers . It is part of the larger Ashley Gorge statistical area.
Burnt Hill had a population of 567 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 66 people (13.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 144 people (34.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 270 males and 306 females in 207 dwellings. 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 111 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 93 (16.4%) aged 15 to 29, 291 (51.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 72 (12.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.1% European (Pākehā); 7.4% Māori; 0.5% Pasifika; 4.2% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.4%, Māori by 1.1%, and other languages by 6.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 22.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 25.9% Christian, 0.5% Buddhist, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 63.0%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 90 (19.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 273 (59.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 93 (20.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 51 people (11.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 258 (56.6%) full-time and 75 (16.4%) part-time.
Climate The average temperature in summer is 16.2 °C, and in winter is 5.9 °C. Month Normal temperature January 16.8 °C February 16.3 °C March 14.6 °C April 11.6 °C May 8.3 °C June 5.8 °C July 5.3 °C August 6.5 °C September 8.9 °C October 11.2 °C November 13.3 °C December 15.5 °C
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