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Horsham Downs is a locality about 9.5 km north of Hamilton.

Before 1906, the area was undeveloped, covered with teatree and ferns. After August 1906 sheep and cattle farms were successfully developed.

A group of protected areas, the Horsham Downs Wildlife Management Reserves, are located in Horsham Downs.

Demographics

Horsham Downs covers 15.79 km (6.10 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 850 as of June 2024, with a population density of 54 people per km.

Horsham Downs had a population of 714 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 27 people (3.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 177 people (33.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 228 households, comprising 354 males and 360 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 41.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 162 people (22.7%) aged under 15 years, 111 (15.5%) aged 15 to 29, 351 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 87 (12.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.6% European/Pākehā, 8.0% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 14.3% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 21.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.3% had no religion, 47.1% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 1.7% were Muslim and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 189 (34.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 63 (11.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $47,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 180 people (32.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 303 (54.9%) people were employed full-time, 93 (16.8%) were part-time, and 15 (2.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Horsham Downs School is a co-educational state primary school covering years 1 to 8, with a roll of 381 as of August 2024. The school opened in 1916, and has expanded as the suburbs of Hamilton have expanded northwards.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "The Waikato Show". New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLV, no. 13798. 10 July 1908. p. 6.
4. "Making a Farm, Utilising Cheap Land". New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLV, no. 13779. 18 June 1908. p. 7.
5. "Horsham Downs Wildlife Management Reserves". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand.
6. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Horsham Downs (172700). 2018 Census place summary: Horsham Downs
7. Education Counts: Horsham Downs School
8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
9. "Principal's Welcome". Horsham Downs School. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

External links

• 1908 photos of house and farm
• 1909 photo of wool bales on a cart

• Media from Commons
• Data from Wikidata

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