Alfriston, New Zealand

Locality in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Alfriston
Locality
Alfriston war memorial and hall
Coordinates: 37°01′01″S 174°56′20″E / 37.017°S 174.939°E / -37.017; 174.939
Country	New Zealand
Council	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Manurewa-Papakura Ward
Local board	Manurewa Local Board
Area
• Land	185 ha (457 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[1]
• Total	3,980

The Gardens	Flat Bush	Brookby
Manurewa	Alfriston	Clevedon
Randwick Park	Takanini	Ardmore

Alfriston is a locality south of Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to November 2010 it was under the authority of the Papakura District Council and is now part of Auckland Council. Alfriston is in the Manurewa-Papakura ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland Council.

The town was settled in the 1840s and was originally named Papakura Valley,^[2] before the name was changed to Alfriston, after Alfriston, Sussex, home of one of the earliest settlers, Dr George Edward Bodle. The name of the town means Aelfric's village, named for Ælfric of Eynsham.^[3]

Christ Church was built in 1877. The Church has a tower and spire at the front.^[4]

Alfriston covers 1.85 km² (0.71 sq mi)^[5] and had an estimated population of 3,980 as of June 2024,^[1] with a population density of 2,151 people per km².

Before the 2023 census, Alfriston had a larger boundary, covering 1.95 km² (0.75 sq mi).^[5] Using that boundary, Alfriston had a population of 3,807 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 327 people (9.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,287 people (51.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,059 households, comprising 1,848 males and 1,959 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 36.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 726 people (19.1%) aged under 15 years, 816 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,656 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 606 (15.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 40.3% European/Pākehā, 10.1% Māori, 13.9% Pacific peoples, 41.8% Asian, and 5.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 46.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 26.3% had no religion, 38.9% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 9.9% were Hindu, 3.9% were Muslim, 3.1% were Buddhist and 12.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 753 (24.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 561 (18.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 525 people (17.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,572 (51.0%) people were employed full-time, 336 (10.9%) were part-time, and 93 (3.0%) were unemployed.^[6]

Alfriston has one secondary school, Alfriston College.

Alfriston College is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of 1229.^[7] It opened in 2004.^[8]

Alfriston School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 360.^[9]

Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of August 2024.^[10]

• Photographs of Alfriston held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.