Prebbleton
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2015}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Canterbury
| subdivision_name2 = Selwyn District
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| leader_name = Selwyn District Council
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Prebbleton is a small town in the Selwyn District in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is 11 km southwest of the centre of Christchurch and about 2 km south of the outlying industrial suburb of Hornby.
Prebbleton dates back to 1855, making it one of the earliest settlements on the Canterbury Plains. The Prebble brothers, originally from Kent, England, settled in the district.{{cite web|author= |url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc03Cycl-t1-body1-d6-d4-d1.html |title=Prebbleton |publisher=NZETC |date= |accessdate=2015-09-04}}
The village has experienced considerable growth with several subdivisions built in the last two decades.
Demographics
Prebbleton is described by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area, and covers {{Convert|5.30|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=25 October 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Prebbleton|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Prebbleton|y}}|R}}/5.10|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|2,001|2013|2,772|2018|4,515|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, Prebbleton had a smaller boundary, covering {{Convert|5.10|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, it had a population of 4,515 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,743 people (62.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,514 people (125.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,497 households, comprising 2,235 males and 2,277 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 40.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 1,059 people (23.5%) aged under 15 years, 651 (14.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,319 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 486 (10.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.7% European/Pākehā, 5.2% Māori, 0.7% Pasifika, 6.5% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.9% had no religion, 40.8% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 960 (27.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 357 (10.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $48,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,161 people (33.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,983 (57.4%) people were employed full-time, 636 (18.4%) were part-time, and 69 (2.0%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Prebbleton (335700)|prebbleton|Prebbleton}}
Education
Prebbleton School is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8.{{TKI|3478|Prebbleton School}} It had a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3478|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}} The school opened in 1857.{{cite web|url=http://www.prebbleton.school.nz/|title=Principal's Welcome|publisher=Prebbleton School|accessdate=25 October 2021}}
References
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{{Selwyn District, New Zealand}}