Fencourt
{{For|the street in London|Fen Court}}
{{Short description|Settlement in Waikato, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2020}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Waikato
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Waipā District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = {{ubl|Cambridge General Ward|Maungatautari General Ward}}
| subdivision_type4 = Community
| subdivision_name4 = Cambridge Community
| leader_title = Territorial Authority
| leader_name = Waipā District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Waikato Regional Council
| leader_title2 = Mayor of Waipa
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| leader_title3 = Waikato MP
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| leader_title4 = Hauraki-Waikato MP
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| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Waikato|Hauraki-Waikato (Māori)}}
| total_type = Territorial
| settlement_type = Village
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| area_total_km2 = 8.37
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Fencourt is a rural locality in the Waipā District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located north of Cambridge
The area was originally the "Fen Court Estate", and was swampy land (fen) provided to soldiers after the 1863–64 Invasion of the Waikato. The land was drained and farmed for sheep and cattle, with gardens and orchards, and a Clydesdale stud. In 1899 it was subdivided into 41 farms.{{Cite web|url=https://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/fencourt/|title=Fencourt|publisher=Cambridge Museum|year=2003|first=Erin|last=Parker}}
Demographics
Fencourt settlement and its surrounds cover {{Convert|8.37|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised)|access-date=21 April 2025}} The settlement is part of the larger Fencourt statistical area.{{cite web|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b|title=Geographic Boundary Viewer|publisher=Stats NZ|at=Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023}}
{{Historical populations|2006|204|2013|246|2018|246|2023|267|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Fencourt and surrounds|source={{NZ census 2018|7012698}}}}
Fencourt had a population of 267 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (8.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 21 people (8.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 135 males and 129 females in 96 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_009&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.7012698.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} The median age was 47.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 45 people (16.9%) aged under 15 years, 45 (16.9%) aged 15 to 29, 111 (41.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 66 (24.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 91.0% European (Pākehā); 10.1% Māori; 1.1% Pasifika; 2.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 6.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.9%, Māori by 2.2%, and other languages by 4.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.1% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 11.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 32.6% Christian, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.2%, and 9.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 54 (24.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 114 (51.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 45 (20.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 48 people (21.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 96 (43.2%) full-time, 54 (24.3%) part-time, and 6 (2.7%) unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_012&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7012698.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=7012698}}
=Fencourt statistical area=
Fencourt statistical area covers {{Convert|25.20|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=21 April 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Fencourt|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Fencourt|y}}|R}}/25.20|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|558|2013|669|2018|717|2023|756|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for the statistical area|source={{NZ census 2018|Fencourt (182300)|fencourt|Fencourt}}}}
The statistical area had a population of 756 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (5.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 87 people (13.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 381 males, 375 females, and 3 people of other genders in 267 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.182300.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 1.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 141 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 126 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 354 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 138 (18.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.3% European (Pākehā); 8.3% Māori; 1.6% Pasifika; 2.8% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 4.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori by 1.2%, and other languages by 7.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 16.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.7% Christian, 0.8% Islam, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.3%, and 9.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (28.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 327 (53.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 123 (20.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 132 people (21.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 306 (49.8%) full-time, 147 (23.9%) part-time, and 9 (1.5%) unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.182300.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Fencourt (182300)}}
Education
Goodwood School is a coeducational contributing primary school, serving years 1 to 6.{{cite web |title=Goodwood School Official School Website |url=http://www.goodwood.school.nz |website=goodwood.school.nz}}{{TKI|1727|Goodwood School}} It has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1727|y}}.{{cite web |title=Goodwood School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1727 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The school opened in 1902.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodwood.school.nz/files/e7d2027ff1bc54ec/folders/4/Information_Book_2018_(1).pdf|title=Information Book|year=2018|publisher=Goodwood School|at=History}}