Coatesville, New Zealand
Coatesville is an affluent, rural community situated approximately north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. Albany lies to the east, Paremoremo to the south, Riverhead to the south-west, and Dairy Flat to the north.
The area was called Fernielea until 1926, when it was renamed after Gordon Coates, the prime minister at the time.
Mincher is a garden of national significance in Coatesville.
Demographics
Coatesville covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Coatesville had a population of 2,112 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 192 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 267 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,041 males, 1,065 females and 9 people of other genders in 681 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.0 years. There were 393 people aged under 15 years, 396 aged 15 to 29, 1,008 aged 30 to 64, and 321 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.5% European ; 5.7% Māori; 1.8% Pasifika; 13.4% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori language by 0.9%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 17.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 34.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.4% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.8%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 594 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 825 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 303 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $52,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 471 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 879 people were employed full-time, 300 were part-time, and 18 were unemployed.
Education
Coatesville School is a coeducational contributing primary school with a roll of students as at, A school was first established in the area in 1916, but it closed in 1920. A new school opened in 1923. The school celebrated 100 years on 16 of October 2016.Coatesville Playcentre started in Coatesville Hall in the 1970s before moving into a purpose built centre next to the school in the 1980s. Playcentre offers parent-led early childhood education for children aged 0–5 years.
Coatesville Learning Centre opened in 2012 catering for 1- to 5-year-old children.