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Cust
Village
The main street of Cust - Cust Rd
Coordinates: 43°18′40″S 172°22′55″E / 43.31111°S 172.38194°E / -43.31111; 172.38194
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimakariri District
Ward	Rangiora-Ashley Ward
Community	Rangiora-Ashley Community
Electorates	Waimakariri Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Waimakariri District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Waimakariri	Dan Gordon
• Waimakariri MP	Matthew Doocey
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Total	0.75 km (0.29 sq mi)
Population
• Total	280
• Density	370/km (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	7471 and 7475
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Cust is a rural village in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located in North Canterbury and comes under seat of the Waimakariri District Council. It is located approximately 16 km east of Oxford and 17 km west of Rangiora. The town is named after Sir Edward Cust, who was a member of the Canterbury Association which organised European settlement of the area around 1850. Earlier names for the town were Moeraki Downs and Middleton-on-the-Cust.

Education

Cust School is Cust's only school. It is a state co-educational full primary school with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 144 students (as of August 2024). The principal is Gerhard Potgieter.

Demographics

Cust is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.75 km (0.29 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 280 as of June 2024, with a population density of 373 people per km. Cust is part of the larger Starvation Hill-Cust statistical area.

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering 2.78 km (1.07 sq mi). Using that boundary, Cust had a population of 390 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 27 people (7.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 36 people (10.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 144 households, comprising 192 males and 195 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 78 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 42 (10.8%) aged 15 to 29, 177 (45.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 90 (23.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 97.7% European/Pākehā, 3.8% Māori, 1.5% Pasifika, 0.0% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.8% had no religion, 30.0% were Christian, 1.5% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (15.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 66 people (21.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 147 (47.1%) people were employed full-time, 48 (15.4%) were part-time, and 0 (0.0%) were unemployed.

Starvation Hill-Cust statistical area

Starvation Hill-Cust statistical area covers 181.65 km (70.14 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 2,480 as of June 2024, with a population density of 13.7 people per km.

Starvation Hill-Cust had a population of 2,217 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 267 people (13.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 828 people (59.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 798 households, comprising 1,092 males and 1,125 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 46.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 462 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 270 (12.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,095 (49.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 393 (17.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.3% European/Pākehā, 4.6% Māori, 0.3% Pasifika, 1.5% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 19.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.5% had no religion, 34.5% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 360 (20.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 267 (15.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 402 people (22.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 909 (51.8%) people were employed full-time, 315 (17.9%) were part-time, and 27 (1.5%) were unemployed.

Motorcycle racing

For more than 20 years, a metalled-road racing circuit at Cust was used as the venue for the New Zealand Grand Prix for motorcycling. The Easter event, last held in 1963, would swell the village population to 25,000.

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2 °C, and in winter is 5.9 °C.

References

1. "Electorate Boundaries". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
3. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
4. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. Map 81. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
5. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. Map 178. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
6. "Cust & Fernside". Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
7. Education Counts: Cust School
8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
9. 2018 Census place summary: Starvation Hill-Cust
10. "CUST". THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
11. "StatsMaps - 2013 Census population and dwelling map". Retrieved 11 December 2013.
12. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7023969 and 7023970.
13. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
14. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Starvation Hill-Cust (313300). 2018 Census place summary: Starvation Hill-Cust
15. The early racing era, cams-racing.org.nz.
16. "Weather statistics for Cust, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

External links

Media related to Cust, New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

• Cust village website
• Cust School
• Cust Volunteer Fire Brigade

• Waimakariri District
• Populated places in the Canterbury Region