Prebbleton

Prebbleton
Minor urban area
All Saints Church, August 2014
Prebbleton
Coordinates: 43°34′42″S 172°30′48″E / 43.57833°S 172.51333°E / -43.57833; 172.51333
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Selwyn District
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (June 2020)[1]
• Total	4,970
Time zone	UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Postcode	7604
Area code(s)	03

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.^[2]

The village has experienced considerable growth with several subdivisions built in the last two decades.

Demographics[]

In 2006, Prebbleton had a population of 2001, growing to 2772 in 2013^{[citation needed]} and 4515 in 2018.  The median age of the residents in 2018 was 40.6 years old. In terms of ethnicity, 91.7% of residents identified as European, 5.2% identified as Maori and 6.6% identified as of Maori descent. The majority of residents were born in New Zealand (81.4%). The majority of residents identified with no religion (52.9%) while a sizeable minority (40.8%) identified as Christian. The majority of residents (57.4%) were in full-time employment. The median income was $48,600 with 33.6% earning over $70,000.^[3]

In 2018, there were 1497 occupied private dwellings and a further 42 unoccupied private dwellings.^[3]

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