Suburb in New Plymouth, New Zealand

Hurdon
Suburb
Interactive map of Hurdon
Coordinates: 39°5′13″S 174°3′8″E / 39.08694°S 174.05222°E / -39.08694; 174.05222
Country	New Zealand
City	New Plymouth
Local authority	New Plymouth District Council
Electoral ward	Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
Area [1]
• Land	520 ha (1,300 acres)
Population  (June 2025)[2]
• Total	2,670
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)

Marfell	Westown	Frankleigh Park
Whalers Gate	Hurdon	Ferndale

Hurdon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre.^[3]

An early settler of the area was Peter Elliot, who arrived on the Amelia Thompson in 1841. He established the first dairy in New Plymouth, which he called Hurdon. A school was established in his barn in 1853.^[4]

Hurdon covers 5.20 km² (2.01 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 2,670 as of June 2025,^[2] with a population density of 708 people per km².

Hurdon had a population of 2,559 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 294 people (13.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 432 people (20.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,242 males, 1,311 females, and 6 people of other genders in 966 dwellings.^[7] 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 507 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 402 (15.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,173 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 477 (18.6%) aged 65 or older.^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.6% European (Pākehā); 13.8% Māori; 1.9% Pasifika; 6.7% Asian; 1.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori by 2.1%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 10.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[5]

Religious affiliations were 36.3% Christian, 1.6% Hindu, 0.6% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.5%, and 7.6% of people did not answer the census question.^[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 513 (25.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,140 (55.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 399 (19.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $42,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 237 people (11.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,041 (50.7%) full-time, 291 (14.2%) part-time, and 48 (2.3%) unemployed.^[5]

Frankley School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 294 students as of July 2025.^[8][9] The school started as Frankley Road School in 1878. A new two-room school replaced it in 1910. The school moved to its current site in 1969.^[4]

• Frankley School website