| Loburn | |
| Latd: | -43.250618 |
| Longd: | 172.539207--> |
| Coordinates: | -43.25°N 204°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canterbury |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waimakariri District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rangiora-Ashley Ward |
| Subdivision Type4: | Community |
| Subdivision Name4: | Rangiora-Ashley Community |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
| Leader Name: | Waimakariri District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Regional council |
| Leader Name1: | Environment Canterbury |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor of Waimakariri |
| Leader Title3: | Kaikōura MP |
| Leader Title4: | Te Tai Tonga MP |
| Total Type: | Rural |
| Area Total Km2: | 89.32 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | (Loburn Abbey Airfield)[1] |
| Elevation M: | 116 |
| Elevation Ft: | 380 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | NZST |
| Utc Offset: | +12 |
| Timezone Dst: | NZDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +13 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 7472 |
| Area Code: | 03 |
Loburn is a rural community in North Canterbury, New Zealand. It is located ten kilometres northwest of Rangiora and nearly 50 kilometres north of Christchurch.
Loburn is a small community, with no shops. Local industries include a cheese factory and orchards. Farms in the community include those raising sheep, cattle and emu.[2]
Loburn is located close to the northernmost extreme of the Canterbury Plains. It is bounded to the south and west by the Ashley and Okuku rivers, respectively. To the north it is bounded by the foothills, Mount Grey / Maukatere (933m)[3] and Mt Karetu (972m)[4] and bounded to the east by the Ashley forest.
The Loburn-Ashley fault zone is located from the northern banks of the Ashley River through to about Hodgsons road in the north, it runs parallel to the Ashley river. The Loburn fault, which runs along the south side of Hodgsons Road, is responsible for various terraced abandoned stream channels, wedge structures and scarps, notably Round Hill.[5] The topography in Loburn is generally flat with gently rolling hills, altitude gradually decreases southwards from the foothills.
The Loburn statistical area covers 89.32km2.[6] It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Loburn had a population of 2,175 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 234 people (12.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 837 people (62.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 735 households, comprising 1,098 males and 1,077 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 45.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 414 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 339 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,149 (52.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 273 (12.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 95.7% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 1.4% Pasifika, 1.5% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.4% had no religion, 32.7% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 339 (19.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 270 (15.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 414 people (23.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 942 (53.5%) people were employed full-time, 348 (19.8%) were part-time, and 57 (3.2%) were unemployed.
Loburn has two schools.
Loburn School (est. 1869) is a decile 9 state co-educational primary school[7] with a role of
North Loburn School (est. 1882) is a decile 9 state co-educational primary school[8] with a role of