Allenton is a suburb of Ashburton, in the Ashburton District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.

[3] Ashburton Hospital is located in Allenton.

It is a public hospital of Canterbury District Health Board with 54 beds, which provides maternity, medical and surgical services.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.1% had no religion, 50.7% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.