Yaldhurst

Suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand

Yaldhurst
Suburb
Yaldhurst Museum
Coordinates: 43°30′43″S 172°30′32″E / 43.512°S 172.509°E / -43.512; 172.509
Country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Local authority	Christchurch City Council
Electoral ward	Harewood Hornby
Community board	Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Area
• Land	1,211 ha (2,992 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[1]
• Total	2,380

	McLeans Island	Christchurch Airport
Paparua	Yaldhurst	Russley
Templeton	Islington	Hei Hei Broomfield

Yaldhurst is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city. Frederick William Delamain (1835–1910),^[2] a settler and horse breeder, named a horse Yaldhurst after some stables in England. The area was named after the horse.^[3]

The Yaldhurst Museum is a private museum specialising in displays of land vehicles and technology.^[4]

Yaldhurst electorate extended over a larger rural area west of Christchurch from 1978 to 1996.

Yaldhurst covers 12.11 km² (4.68 sq mi).^[5] It had an estimated population of 2,380 as of June 2024,^[1] with a population density of 197 people per km².

Yaldhurst had a population of 1,602 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 168 people (11.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 888 people (124.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 552 households, comprising 804 males and 798 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 39.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 261 people (16.3%) aged under 15 years, 345 (21.5%) aged 15 to 29, 777 (48.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 219 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 76.4% European/Pākehā, 5.8% Māori, 1.9% Pasifika, 18.2% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 26.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.0% had no religion, 41.4% were Christian, 1.3% were Hindu, 1.7% were Muslim, 1.3% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 288 (21.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 192 (14.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 276 people (20.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 756 (56.4%) people were employed full-time, 198 (14.8%) were part-time, and 39 (2.9%) were unemployed.^[6]

Yaldhurst Model School is a full primary school catering for years 1 to 8.^[7] It had a roll of 108 as of August 2024.^[8] The school opened in 1876.^[9]