Elsdon, New Zealand
Elsdon is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Porirua located immediately to the west to of the city's CBD. The area was named after Elsdon Best, a historian who studied archaeological sites in the area. Its industrial area, the largest in the city, is known for housing the factory used by New Zealand chocolate company Whittaker's; constructed in 1969, it remains the company's sole production site to this day.
Demographics
Elsdon covers. Most of Elsdon is part of the Porirua Central area, but the majority of its population is in the Elsdon-Takapuwahia statistical area.Elsdon had a population of 903 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 51 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 54 people since the 2013 census. There were 438 males, 456 females, and 6 people of other genders in 276 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 183 people aged under 15 years, 222 aged 15 to 29, 390 aged 30 to 64, and 114 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 48.5% European ; 34.6% Māori; 26.2% Pasifika; 16.6% Asian; 3.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.0%, Māori by 10.0%, Samoan by 7.6%, and other languages by 14.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.3%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 23.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.9% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 2.7% Islam, 3.3% Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.2%, and 8.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 150 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 360 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 204 people exclusively held high school qualifications. 39 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 363 full-time, 96 part-time, and 36 unemployed.
Education
Porirua School, a co-educational state primary school for Years 1 to 6, is located in Elsdon. The roll was as of It started in 1863 in Paremata and moved to its current site in 1958.High school students living in Elsdon are zoned for the state secondary school Mana College in Takapūwāhia.