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Fordell
Paloma Gardens
Coordinates: 39°57′38″S 175°12′17″E / 39.960543°S 175.204711°E / -39.960543; 175.204711
Country	New Zealand
Region	Manawatū-Whanganui
District	Whanganui District
Community	Whanganui Rural Community
Electorates	Whanganui Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Whanganui District Council
• Regional council	Horizons Regional Council

Fordell is a rural community in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on the Marton-New Plymouth railway line east of Kaitoke and north of Whangaehu.

Paloma Gardens in Fordell is a private garden rated by the New Zealand Gardens Trust as "Significant". The American horror film X, directed by Ti West and starring Mia Goth, was filmed in the area.

Demographics

Kaitoke-Fordell statistical area covers 261.31 km (100.89 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,960 as of June 2024, with a population density of 8 people per km.

Kaitoke-Fordell had a population of 1,770 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (−0.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 372 people (26.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 567 households, comprising 1,029 males and 744 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.38 males per female. The median age was 44.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 297 people (16.8%) aged under 15 years, 291 (16.4%) aged 15 to 29, 936 (52.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 243 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 86.6% European/Pākehā, 18.5% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.7% had no religion, 38.1% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 207 (14.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 270 (18.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 189 people (12.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 741 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 249 (16.9%) were part-time, and 36 (2.4%) were unemployed.

Education

Fordell School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 135 as of August 2024.

Notable people

• Charles Harris Burnett, born (1875) and farmed at Fordell before becoming an MP for Tauranga

• Henry Shafto Harrison, early settler (1847), the first MP for the Wanganui electorate, first and only President of the Wanganui Jockey Club.

References

1. "Paloma Gardens". Whanganui District Council. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
3. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Kaitoke-Fordell (225600). 2018 Census place summary: Kaitoke-Fordell
5. "Official School Website". fordell.school.nz.
6. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
7. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

• Whanganui District
• Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui