Doyleston
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Doyleston | |
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Rural settlement | |
Coordinates: 43°45′S 172°18′E / 43.750°S 172.300°E | |
UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time) | |
Area code | 03 |
Doyleston is a minor
Doyleston featured a hall on the main street (the second on the site), but partly due to a car crash it was pulled down, making way for new housing. Doyleston's main attraction now is Osborne Park, which has been the centre for junior football in Ellesmere for a number of years.
Demographics
Doyleston covers 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 350 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 583 people per km2. Doyleston is part of the Irwell statistical area.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 249 | — |
2013 | 312 | +3.27% |
2018 | 324 | +0.76% |
Source: [4] |
Doyleston had a population of 324 at the
Ethnicities were 93.5% European/Pākehā, 10.2% Māori, 0.9% Pasifika, 1.9% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 61.1% had no religion, 26.9% were Christian, 0.9% were Hindu and 1.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (9.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 51 (20.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 39 people (15.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 153 (60.7%) people were employed full-time, 33 (13.1%) were part-time, and 3 (1.2%) were unemployed.[4]
Notable people
- Laurel Amy Eva Campbell (1902–1971), racehorse trainer[5]
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Irwell
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7026832 and 7026833.
- ^ Mountier, Mary. "Laurel Amy Eva Campbell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links
- Doyleston at the Selwyn District Council