Fairview is a rural community in the Timaru District, New Zealand.
It is located southwest of Timaru.
Demographics
The Fairview statistical area also includes Pareora and covers .
It had an estimated population of  as of  with a population density of  people per km2.
Fairview had a population of 1,641 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 60 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 54 people (3.4%) since the 2006 census.
There were 633 households.
There were 846 males and 798 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female.
The median age was 45.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 285 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 267 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 807 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 282 (17.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 92.9% European/Pākehā, 9.9% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, 2.2% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 11.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.7% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 150 (11.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 336 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications.
The median income was $32,800, compared with $31,800 nationally.
The employment status of those at least 15 was that 723 (53.3%) people were employed full-time, 234 (17.3%) were part-time, and 27 (2.0%) were unemployed.
Education
Barton Rural School is a full primary catering for years 1 to 8.
It has a roll of  students.
The school was created by the 2005 amalgamation of Fairview (established 1882) and Claremont (1878) schools.
Beaconsfield School is a full primary catering for years 1 to 8.
It has a roll of  students.
It was created by the 1997 amalgamation of Southburn (established 1892) and Pareora West (1874 - and also once called Beaconsfield School) schools, and Salisbury School (1899) was merged with it in 2005.
Both schools are coeducational.
Rolls are as of References
