Alfriston is a locality south of

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. Prior to November 2010 it was under the authority of the Papakura District Council and is now part of

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. Alfriston is in the

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, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of

. The town was settled in the 1840s and was originally named Papakura Valley, before the name was changed to Alfriston, after

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, home of one of the earliest settlers, Dr George Edward Bodle. The name of the town means Aelfric's village, named for

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Demographics

Alfriston covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Alfriston had a population of 3,975 in the

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, an increase of 204 people (5.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 513 people (14.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,938 males, 2,028 females and 6 people of other genders in 1,101 dwellings. 1.9% of people identified as

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. The median age was 35.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 813 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 792 (19.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,710 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 663 (16.7%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 30.5%

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(

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); 12.5%

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; 18.7% Pasifika; 45.5% Asian; 4.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.2%, Māori language by 2.8%, Samoan by 5.6%, and other languages by 37.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 46.5, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 35.6%

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, 11.6%

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, 4.5%

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, 0.7%

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, 2.1%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.2%

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, and 13.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 27.3%, and 4.4% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 765 (24.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,365 (43.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,038 (32.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 324 people (10.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,587 (50.2%) people were employed full-time, 303 (9.6%) were part-time, and 99 (3.1%) were unemployed.

Notable places

Christ Church was built in 1877. The Church has a tower and

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at the front.

Education

Alfriston College is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of . It opened in 2004. Alfriston School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of . Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

References

External links

Photographs of Alfriston
held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Papakura Local Board Area Papakura Local Board Area Manurewa Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland