Editing Gloriavale Christian Community (section)

== Demographics ==
[[Statistics New Zealand]] describes Gloriavale as a rural settlement, covering {{Convert|3.56|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=23 May 2024 |website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214063818/https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787 |url-status=live }}</ref> It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Gloriavale|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a [[population density]] of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Gloriavale|y}}|R}}/3.56|0}} people per km{{sup|2}}. The 2023 census showed a population of 468 people, with 101 babies having been born in the community between 2018 and 2023.<ref name="2023 census"/> The census also reported that Gloriavale had the youngest population and the highest birth rate in the country, as well as the lowest median income, with the average personal income being $19,500 a year.<ref name="2023 census"/>

Gloriavale is part of the larger [[Moana, New Zealand#Lake Brunner statistical area|Lake Brunner statistical area]].<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|lake-brunner|Lake Brunner}}</ref>

{{Historical populations|2006|360|2013|495|2018|609|2023|468|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|20.73|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area"/> Using that boundary, Gloriavale had a population of 609 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 114 people (23.0%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 249 people (69.2%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 0 households, comprising 285 males and 324 females, giving a [[Human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 0.88 males per female. The median age was 11.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 366 people (60.1%) aged under 15 years, 120 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 108 (17.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 18 (3.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 100.0% European/[[Pākehā]], 3.4% [[Māori people|Māori]], and 0.5% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 4.9% had no religion, and 94.1% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]].

Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 18 (7.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 138 (56.8%) people were employed full-time, and 30 (12.3%) were part-time.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7023760}}</ref>