| Ascot Park | |||||
| Caption1: | Ascot Park, from which the suburb is named | ||||
| City1: | Porirua City | ||||
| Council: | Porirua City Council | ||||
| Area: | 112 | ||||
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| Coordinates: | -41.1222°N 174.8736°W | ||||
Ascot Park is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22km (14miles) north of Wellington in New Zealand.
Ascot Park covers an area of 1.12 km2, including a land area of 1.12 km2.[1] It includes the suburb's namesake, the Ascot Park public reserve.[2]
Ascot Park statistical area covers 1.12km2.[3] It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Ascot Park had a population of 2,862 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 237 people (9.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 201 people (7.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 804 households, comprising 1,389 males and 1,470 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 31.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 720 people (25.2%) aged under 15 years, 639 (22.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,230 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 270 (9.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 45.1% European/Pākehā, 29.4% Māori, 42.6% Pasifika, 12.1% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 22.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 35.5% had no religion, 49.0% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 2.1% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 309 (14.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 468 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 282 people (13.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,110 (51.8%) people were employed full-time, 240 (11.2%) were part-time, and 132 (6.2%) were unemployed.
In 2018, 10.7% worked in construction, 10.2% worked in healthcare, 8.9% of the workforce worked in manufacturing, 7.6% worked in education, 5.1% worked in hospitality, and 5.1% worked in transport.
As of 2018, among those who commuted to work, 70.4% drove a car, 8.2% rode in a car, and no one walked, ran, cycled or used public transport.
Rangikura School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[4] [5] with a roll of as of .[6]
Ascot Park Kindergarten is also located in Ascot Park.[7]