Frimley is a suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
The fertile lands were added to the Hastings city boundary in 1957 to address a shortage of land.
Frimley covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Frimley had a population of 3,648 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 783 people (27.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,164 people (46.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,833 males, 1,806 females, and 6 people of other genders in 1,284 dwellings. 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 699 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 534 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,572 (43.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 840 (23.0%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 67.0% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 12.3% MÃÂori; 3.9% Pasifika; 24.7% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.5%, MÃÂori by 2.3%, Samoan by 0.9%, and other languages by 18.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 28.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 43.8% Christian, 2.5% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.7% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 1.3% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 8.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 37.0%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 678 (23.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,425 (48.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 849 (28.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 318 people (10.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,488 (50.5%) full-time, 411 (13.9%) part-time, and 57 (1.9%) unemployed.
Frimley School is a co-educational Year 1-6 state primary school, with a roll of . It opened in 1952.
Hastings Girls' High School is a Year 9-13 girls' state secondary school, with a roll of . It separated from Hastings Boys' High School in 1955, and officially opened in 1956.
Lindisfarne College is a state-integrated Year 7-13 boys' secondary school, with a roll of . It opened in 1953, and has links to the Presbyterian Church.
School rolls are as of