Ascot Park, New Zealand

Ascot Park is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Wellington in New Zealand.

Ascot Park
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityPorirua City Council
Papakowhai Paremata Whitby
Ascot Park
Aotea Waitangirua

Ascot Park covers an area of 1.12 km², including a land area of 1.12 km².[1] It includes the suburb's namesake, the Ascot Park public reserve.[2]

History

The estimated population of Ascot Park reached 2,780 in 1996, 2,920 in 2001, 2,790 in 2006, 2,380 in 2013, and 3,220 in 2018.[3]

Demography

Ascot Park has an estimated population of 2,970.

It has a population density of 2,652.74 people per km² as of 2019.[4]

As of the 2018 census, the median age was 25.0, the median income was $30,500, 3.1% of people earned over $100,00, 15.3% had a Bachelor's Degree or higher, and 6.2% of the workforce was unemployed.[3]

Ethnically, the population was 45.1% New Zealand European, 42.6% Pacific peoples, 29.4% Māori and 12.1% Asian, with 2.5% identifying with other ethnicities; 22.5% were born overseas.[3]

Religiously, the population was 49.0% Christian, 35.5% non-religious, 1.4% Hindu, and 1.5% Buddhist.[3]

Economy

In 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.[3]

Transportation

As 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.[3]

Education

Rangikura School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[5][6] with a roll of 384 as of March 2020.[7]

Ascot Park Kindergarten is also located in Ascot Park.[8]

References
  1. "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
  2. "Ascot Park". poriruacity.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. "Place Summary - Ascot Park". Stats NZ. Statistics New Zealand.
  4. "Provisional Statistics". stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
  5. "Rangikura School Official School Website". rangikura.school.nz.
  6. "Rangikura School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  7. "Rangikura School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  8. "Ascot Park Kindergarten". www.wmkindergartens.org.nz. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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