Ferndale, New Plymouth
Ferndale is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the south of the city centre.
Ferndale Hall was built in the 1960s after fundraising by the Ferndale Progressive Association.
Demographics
Ferndale covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Ferndale had a population of 978 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 96 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 165 people since the 2013 census. There were 474 males, 501 females, and 3 people of other genders in 369 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.4 years. There were 198 people aged under 15 years, 156 aged 15 to 29, 465 aged 30 to 64, and 159 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.0% European ; 12.3% Māori; 1.5% Pasifika; 3.1% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.5%, Māori by 2.1%, and other languages by 6.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.8% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.9%, and 8.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 228 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 432 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 126 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $48,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 120 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 414 full-time, 132 part-time, and 18 unemployed.