Alfredton, New Zealand
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. It is part of the larger Nireaha-Eketāhuna statistical area.Alfredton had a population of 165 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people since the 2018 census, and unchanged since the 2013 census. There were 84 males and 78 females in 60 dwellings. 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.5 years. There were 36 people aged under 15 years, 39 aged 15 to 29, 69 aged 30 to 64, and 18 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.7% European ; 16.4% Māori; 1.8% Asian; and 1.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders. English was spoken by 98.2%, Māori by 1.8%, and other languages by 5.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
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.
Of those at least 15 years old, 36 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 69 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 24 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 15 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 75 full-time, 24 part-time, and 3 unemployed.