# Fitzherbert

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{{Short description|Suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand}}
{{other uses|Fitzherbert (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name            = Fitzherbert
| image           = Fitzherbert Bridge 04.jpg
| caption1        = Fitzherbert Bridge Over Manawatū River
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| mapframe-zoom = 11
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| coordinates     = {{coord|-40.388|175.636|type:city_region:NZ|display=it}}
| city1           = [Palmerston North](/source/Palmerston_North)
| council         = [Palmerston North City Council](/source/Palmerston_North_City_Council)
| ward            = {{ubl|Te Hirawanui General Ward|Te Pūao Māori Ward}}
| established     =
| area            = 701
| arearef         = <ref name="Area"/>
| population      = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Poutoa|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Fitzherbert|y}}|R}}|0}}
| popref          = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| popdate         = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postcode        = 4410
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Fitzherbert
| north           = ([Manawatū River](/source/Manawat%C5%AB_River))
| northeast       = [Aokautere](/source/Aokautere)
| east            =
| southeast       = [Turitea](/source/Turitea)
| south           =  
| southwest       = 
| west            = [Massey University](/source/Massey_University%2C_Palmerston_North)
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'''Fitzherbert''' (also known as '''Summerhill''')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Lisa |date=8 July 2015 |title=The friendly suburb, but is it Summerhill, Fitzherbert or Aokautere? |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/70056018/the-friendly-suburb-but-is-it-summerhill-fitzherbert-or-aokautere |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=www.stuff.co.nz}}</ref> is a suburb of [Palmerston North](/source/Palmerston_North), [Manawatū-Whanganui](/source/Manawat%C5%AB-Whanganui), New Zealand.

The [Massey University](/source/Massey_University) Manawatu Campus is west and northwest of Fitzherbert.

The Food HQ was established north of the Massey University campus in 1971, and includes [Plant & Food Research](/source/Plant_%26_Food_Research), [Fonterra](/source/Fonterra) and Massey University research facilities.<ref name="heagney">{{cite news |last1=Heagney |first1=George |title=Former Plant and Food Research site up for sale |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/113467175/former-plant-and-food-research-site-up-for-sale |agency=[Manawatu Standard](/source/Manawatu_Standard) |publisher=[stuff.co.nz](/source/stuff.co.nz) |date=16 June 2019}}</ref>
==History==
Fitzherbert developed from [James Prendergast](/source/James_Prendergast_(farmer))'s Tiritea Estate in 1871. In 1926 John Batchelar sold his adjacent estate to the Palmerston North Borough Council for the establishment of an agricultural college. The [Massey Agricultural College](/source/Massey_Agricultural_College) was established and later became [Massey University](/source/Massey_University).<ref name="turitea">{{cite magazine|magazine=Heritage New Zealand|publisher=Heritage New Zealand|issue=180|date=Autumn 2026|issn=1175-9615|editor-first1=Anna|editor-last1=Dunlop|pages=10–11|title=Farming heart|first1=Kayla|last1=Campbell}}</ref>
==Demographics==
Fitzherbert covers {{Convert|7.01|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=26 December 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Poutoa|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Fitzherbert|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Poutoa|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Fitzherbert|y}}|R}})/7.01|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|2,700|2013|2,907|2018|3,315|2023|4,317|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Poutoa (232700)|poutoa|Poutoa}}</ref>}}
Fiztherbert had a population of 4,317 in the [2023 New Zealand census](/source/2023_New_Zealand_census), an increase of 1,002 people (30.2%) since the [2018 census](/source/2018_New_Zealand_census), and an increase of 1,410 people (48.5%) since the [2013 census](/source/2013_New_Zealand_census). There were 2,043 males, 2,253 females, and 21 people of [other genders](/source/non-binary_gender) in 1,467 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.232701%2B232702.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 3.6% of people identified as [LGBTIQ+](/source/LGBTQ). There were 777 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 852 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,971 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 717 (16.6%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 70.1% [European](/source/European_New_Zealanders) ([Pākehā](/source/P%C4%81keh%C4%81)); 9.1% [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_people); 2.0% [Pasifika](/source/Pasifika_New_Zealanders); 24.6% [Asian](/source/Asian_New_Zealanders); 3.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.6%, Māori by 2.6%, Samoan by 0.1%, and other languages by 25.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). [New Zealand Sign Language](/source/New_Zealand_Sign_Language) was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 35.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 32.1% [Christian](/source/Christianity_in_New_Zealand), 4.4% [Hindu](/source/Hinduism_in_New_Zealand), 4.0% [Islam](/source/Islam_in_New_Zealand), 0.4% [Māori religious beliefs](/source/M%C4%81ori_religious_beliefs), 2.4% [Buddhist](/source/Buddhism_in_New_Zealand), 0.1% [New Age](/source/New_Age), 0.3% [Jewish](/source/Judaism_in_New_Zealand), and 2.0% other religions. People who answered that they had [no religion](/source/Irreligion_in_New_Zealand) were 48.0%, and 6.0% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,431 (40.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,575 (44.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 537 (15.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 675 people (19.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,830 (51.7%) full-time, 510 (14.4%) part-time, and 78 (2.2%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.232701%2B232702.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Poutoa (232701) and Fitzherbert (232702)}}</ref>

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!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income
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| Poutoa || 2.72 || 2,385 || 877 || 855 || 45.7 years || $42,900<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.232701.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Poutoa}}</ref>
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| Fitzherbert || 4.29 || 1,932 || 450 || 612 || 35.1 years || $57,900<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.232702.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Fitzherbert}}</ref>
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! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! style="text-align:right;"|38.1 years !! style="text-align:right;"| $41,500
|}

==References==
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Category:Suburbs of Palmerston North
Category:Populated places on the Manawatū River

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