Ascot Park is a suburb of

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. Ascot Park covers an area of 1.12 km², including a land area of 1.12 km². It includes the suburb's namesake, the Ascot Park public reserve.

Demography

Ascot Park statistical area covers . 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

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, an increase of 237 people (9.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 201 people (7.6%) since the

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. There were 804 households. There were 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% Pacific peoples, 12.1% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 22.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 35.5% had no religion, 49.0% were Christian, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 2.1% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 309 (14.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 468 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,500, compared with $31,800 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.

Economy

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.

Transportation

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.

Education

Rangikura School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of . Ascot Park Kindergarten is also located in Ascot Park.

References

External links

Ascot Park Community Profile
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