# Appleby, New Zealand

Appleby is a locality in the Tasman district in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located around the Waimea River near the Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. It was first settled in the early 1840s. State Highway 60 passes through the settlement.
There are three buildings in Appleby registered with Heritage New Zealand:
* Springfield, a house on the corner of State Highway 60 and Cotterill Road, is registered as Category II with registration number 1646.
* St Alban's Church on State Highway 60 is registered as Category II with registration number 1654.
* Stafford Place at 61 Redwood Road is registered as Category I with registration number 1678.
In addition, the Redwood Racing Stables, which belonged to Stafford Place, were located on State Highway 60 and were relocated to Richmond, are registered as Category I with registration number 246.

## Demographics

The Appleby statistical area covers 20.50 km$^2$ (7.92 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 800 as of June 2024, with a population density of 39 people per km$^2$.
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a smaller boundary, covering 20.07 km$^2$ (7.75 sq mi). Using that boundary, Appleby had a population of 786 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people (0.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 42 people (5.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 261 households, comprising 411 males and 378 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 147 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 147 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 381 (48.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 114 (14.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.9% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 4.6% Pasifika, 2.3% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.3% had no religion, 30.9% were Christian, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (13.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 123 (19.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 108 people (16.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 336 (52.6%) people were employed full-time, 129 (20.2%) were part-time, and 21 (3.3%) were unemployed.

## Education

Appleby School is a state primary school for years 1 to 7 students. It had a roll of 106 students as of November 2024. The school opened on the current site in 1859. It will turn into Year 8 in 2026

## Climate

Climate data for Appleby (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1932–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.2 (86.4) | 35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.4 (84.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 16.4 (61.5) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.0 (64.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 6.9 (44.4) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 6.4 (43.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | 0.7 (33.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.2 (43.1) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 2.8 (37.0) | 0.1 (32.2) | −2.6 (27.3) | −4.5 (23.9) | −4.7 (23.5) | −3.3 (26.1) | −1.5 (29.3) | 0.1 (32.2) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | −5.4 (22.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | −1.8 (28.8) | −7.0 (19.4) | −11.0 (12.2) | −9.7 (14.5) | −7.6 (18.3) | −3.8 (25.2) | −2.9 (26.8) | −1.2 (29.8) | 0.9 (33.6) | −11.0 (12.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 74.1 (2.92) | 66.0 (2.60) | 70.5 (2.78) | 79.0 (3.11) | 86.7 (3.41) | 105.8 (4.17) | 73.5 (2.89) | 77.7 (3.06) | 77.9 (3.07) | 79.6 (3.13) | 68.5 (2.70) | 88.1 (3.47) | 947.4 (37.31) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269.9 | 240.6 | 226.4 | 194.3 | 177.3 | 148.1 | 161.3 | 181.8 | 194.9 | 237.1 | 245.8 | 246.9 | 2,524.4 |
| Source: NIWA ||||||||||||||