Alfredton, New Zealand
Alfredton | |
|---|---|
Locality | |
![The former St Aidan's Church at Alfredton is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II structure, with registration number 3972[1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Aidan%27s_Church_at_Alfredton.jpg) The former St Aidan's Church at Alfredton is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II structure, with registration number 3972[1] | |
 Interactive map of Alfredton | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′47″S 175°51′36″E / 40.6798°S 175.8601°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Territorial authority | Tararua District |
| Ward |
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| Community | Eketahuna Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Tararua District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Tararua Mayor | Scott Gilmore[2] |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick[3] |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[6] | |
• Total | 165 |
| • Density | 0.894/km2 (2.32/sq mi) |
Alfredton is a farming community in the southern North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of Eketāhuna.
Alfredton has a school, church, a now closed 9-hole golf course, community domain and a community hall.
The town is named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria.
Demographics
Alfredton locality covers 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi).[5] It is part of the larger Nireaha-Eketāhuna statistical area.[7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 162 | — |
| 2013 | 165 | +0.26% |
| 2018 | 162 | −0.37% |
| 2023 | 165 | +0.37% |
| Source: [8] | ||
Alfredton had a population of 165 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people (1.9%) since the 2018 census, and unchanged since the 2013 census. There were 84 males and 78 females in 60 dwellings.[9] 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 36 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 39 (23.6%) aged 15 to 29, 69 (41.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 18 (10.9%) aged 65 or older.[6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.7% European (Pākehā); 16.4% Māori; 1.8% Asian; and 1.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 98.2%, Māori by 1.8%, and other languages by 5.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 9.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 21.8% Christian, and 1.8% Buddhist. People who answered that they had no religion were 67.3%, and 7.3% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 36 (27.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 69 (53.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 24 (18.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 15 people (11.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 75 (58.1%) full-time, 24 (18.6%) part-time, and 3 (2.3%) unemployed.[6]
Education
Alfredton School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[10] with a roll of 32 as of October 2025.[11] It opened in 1887.[12]
Climate
| Climate data for Alfredton (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.4 (54.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.6 (45.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 76 (3.0) |
58 (2.3) |
73 (2.9) |
97 (3.8) |
127 (5.0) |
122 (4.8) |
141 (5.6) |
118 (4.6) |
101 (4.0) |
103 (4.1) |
91 (3.6) |
108 (4.3) |
1,215 (48) |
| Source: NIWA (rain 1951–1980)[13] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "St Aidan's Anglican Church (Former)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Wairarapa - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7018907. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7018907.
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Welcome to Alfredton School". Alfredton School. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Alfredton Raws, Alfredton, Tawataia". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.