Editing Feilding (section)

== Demographics ==
Feilding is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a medium urban area and covers {{Convert|23.59|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=26 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> 

Feilding had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Feilding|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Feilding|y}}|R}}/23.59|1}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|13,572|2013|14,388|2018|15,912|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
[[File: Feilding Clocktower.jpg|thumb|Feilding Clocktower]]
[[File:Feilding drone north.jpg|thumb|View of Feilding facing south]]

Before the 2023 census, the town had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|23.65|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area"/> Using that boundary, Feilding had a population of 15,912 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 1,524 people (10.6%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 2,340 people (17.2%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 6,003 households, comprising 7,665 males and 8,247 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 3,234 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 2,805 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 6,531 (41.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 3,345 (21.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 87.0% European/[[Pākehā]], 19.4% [[Māori people|Māori]], 2.5% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pacific peoples]], 3.2% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.9% had no religion, 36.4% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 1.5% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.5% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.3% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 0.4% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,626 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,294 (26.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,509 people (11.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,970 (47.1%) people were employed full-time, 1,653 (13.0%) were part-time, and 429 (3.4%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Feilding Central (228400), Kimbolton North (228100), Kimbolton South (228500), Kimbolton West (228300), Makino (227900), Mount Taylor (227700), Sandon (228000) and Warwick (228200)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual statistical areas in Feilding (2018 Census)
|-
!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Households !! Median age !! Median<br/>income
|-
| Feilding Central || style="text-align:right;"|4.92 || style="text-align:right;"|939 || style="text-align:right;"|191 || style="text-align:right;"|354 || 41.2 years || $23,900<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|feilding-central|Feilding Central}}</ref>
|-
| Kimbolton North || style="text-align:right;"|4.23 || style="text-align:right;"|3,024 || style="text-align:right;"|715 || style="text-align:right;"|1,098 || 44.4 years || $28,200<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|kimbolton-north|Kimbolton North}}</ref>
|-
| Kimbolton South || style="text-align:right;"|1.35 || style="text-align:right;"|2,121 || style="text-align:right;"|1,571 || style="text-align:right;"|786 || 38.5 years || $31,400<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|kimbolton-south|Kimbolton South}}</ref>
|-
| Kimbolton West || style="text-align:right;"|1.16 || style="text-align:right;"|2,559 || style="text-align:right;"|2,206 || style="text-align:right;"|969 || 40.7 years || $24,900<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|kimbolton-west|Kimbolton West}}</ref>
|-
| Makino || style="text-align:right;"|1.71 || style="text-align:right;"|3,045 || style="text-align:right;"|1,781 || style="text-align:right;"|1,062 || 32.9 years || $29,900<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|makino|Makino}}</ref>
|-
| Mount Taylor || style="text-align:right;"|3.19 || style="text-align:right;"|564 || style="text-align:right;"|177 || style="text-align:right;"|177 || 36.5 years || $45,200<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|mount-taylor|Mount Taylor}}</ref>
|-
| Sandon || style="text-align:right;"|4.48 || style="text-align:right;"|2,169 || style="text-align:right;"|484 || style="text-align:right;"|873 || 45.7 years || $33,500<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|sandon|Sandon}}</ref>
|-
| Warwick || style="text-align:right;"|0.82 || style="text-align:right;"|1,491 || style="text-align:right;"|1,818 || style="text-align:right;"|684 || 50.4 years || $26,500<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|warwick|Warwick}}</ref>
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 37.4 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $31,800
|}