Appleby, New Zealand
Appleby is a locality in the Tasman district in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located around the Waimea River near the Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. It was first settled in the early 1840s. State Highway 60 passes through the settlement.
There are three buildings in Appleby registered with Heritage New Zealand:
- Springfield, a house on the corner of State Highway 60 and Cotterill Road, is registered as Category II with registration number 1646.
- St Alban's Church on State Highway 60 is registered as Category II with registration number 1654.
- Stafford Place at 61 Redwood Road is registered as Category I with registration number 1678.
Demographics
The Appleby statistical area covers. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a smaller boundary, covering. Using that boundary, Appleby had a population of 786 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 42 people since the 2006 census. There were 261 households, comprising 411 males and 378 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years, with 147 people aged under 15 years, 147 aged 15 to 29, 381 aged 30 to 64, and 114 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.9% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 4.6% Pasifika, 2.3% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.3% had no religion, 30.9% were Christian, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 87 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 123 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 108 people earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 336 people were employed full-time, 129 were part-time, and 21 were unemployed.