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Fernside, New Zealand

Rural area in Canterbury, New Zealand

Summary

Rural area in Canterbury, New Zealand

Field	Value
name	Fernside
settlement_type	Rural Area
image_skyline	Fernside Memorial Hall 002.JPG
image_caption	Memorial hall and community centre
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	9
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	New Zealand
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Canterbury
subdivision_type2	Territorial authority
subdivision_name2	Waimakariri District
subdivision_type3	Ward
subdivision_name3	Rangiora-Ashley Ward
subdivision_type4	Community
subdivision_name4	Rangiora-Ashley Community
seat_type	Electorates
seat
leader_title	Territorial Authority
leader_name	Waimakariri District Council
leader_title1	Regional council
leader_name1	Environment Canterbury
leader_title2	Mayor of Waimakariri
leader_name2
leader_title3	Waimakariri MP
leader_name3
leader_title4	Te Tai Tonga MP
leader_name4
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	39.03
population_total
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	NZST
utc_offset1	+12
timezone1_DST	NZDT
utc_offset1_DST	+13
postal_code_type	Postcode
postal_code	7471
area_code	03
website
blank_name	Local iwi
blank_info	Ngāi Tahu

| mapframe-zoom = 9 tags -- Fernside is a small rural community in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. In 1901, Fernside had (with its neighbourhood) a population of 550. As of the 2006 New Zealand census, Fernside has a population of 1491.

Demographics

Fernside statistical area covers 39.03 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 41.48 km2. Using that boundary, Fernside had a population of 1,326 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 102 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 390 people (41.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 456 households, comprising 654 males and 672 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 45.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 258 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 204 (15.4%) aged 15 to 29, 666 (50.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 195 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.2% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 0.5% Pasifika, 1.1% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 12.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.6% had no religion, 36.4% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu and 1.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (17.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 165 (15.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 255 people (23.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 549 (51.4%) people were employed full-time, 228 (21.3%) were part-time, and 24 (2.2%) were unemployed.

Education

Fernside School is Fernside's only school, and was established in 1864. It is a decile 10 state co-educational full primary, with students (as of

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2, and in winter is 6.4.

Month	Normal
temperature
January	16.7 °C
February	16.3 °C
March	15.0 °C
April	12.1 °C
May	8.8 °C
June	6.3 °C
July	5.8 °C
August	7.1 °C
September	9.4 °C
October	11.4 °C
November	13.5 °C
December	15.5 °C

References

"FERNSIDE". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND.
"Interactive Boundary Maps". Statistics New Zealand.
"ArcGIS Web Application".
{{NZ census 2018. Fernside (313800). fernside. Fernside
"Fernside School".
"Weather statistics for Fernside, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no.

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