Fairview
Rural Area
Coordinates: 44°24′50″S 171°12′32″E / 44.414°S 171.209°E / -44.414; 171.209
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Timaru District
Ward	Timaru Ward
Electorates	Waitaki Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial authority	Timaru District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Timaru	Nigel Bowen
• Waitaki MP	Miles Anderson
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area [1]
• Total	98.37 km2 (37.98 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	1,800
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)

Fairview is a rural community in the Timaru District, New Zealand. It is located southwest of Timaru.^[3]

The Fairview statistical area also includes Pareora and covers 98.37 km² (37.98 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 1,800 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 18 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, comprising 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% Pasifika, 2.2% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.7% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 150 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 336 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 201 people (14.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% 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.^[4]

Barton Rural School is a full primary catering for years 1 to 8.^[5] It has a roll of 185 students. The school was created by the 2005 amalgamation of Fairview (established 1882) and Claremont (1878) schools.^[6][7]

Beaconsfield School is a full primary catering for years 1 to 8.^[8] It has a roll of 118 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.^[7]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2024.^[9]