Middlemarch, New Zealand
Middlemarch | |
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Rural settlement | |
UTC+13 (NZDT) | |
Postcode | 9597 |
Area code | 03 |
Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Middlemarch is a small town in the
It is a crucial service town for the local farming community, the
Several suggestions exist about how the township was named. One is that Mrs Alice Humphreys (née Hawdon, 1848–1934), whose husband
Demographics
Middlemarch is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)[2] and had an estimated population of 160 as of June 2023,[3] with a population density of 152 people per km2. It is part of the much larger Strath Taieri statistical area.[9]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 165 | — |
2013 | 156 | −0.80% |
2018 | 153 | −0.39% |
Source: [10] |
Middlemarch had a population of 153 at the
Ethnicities were 96.1% European/Pākehā, and 21.6% Māori. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.7% had no religion, and 31.4% were Christian.
Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (9.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 30 (22.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 15 people (11.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 (38.6%) people were employed full-time, 21 (15.9%) were part-time, and 6 (4.5%) were unemployed.[10]
Education
Strath Taieri School is a co-educational state full primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[11] with a roll of 41 students as of February 2024. The school opened in 1880, and was initially a high school. It became a full primary in 1975.[12]
References
- ^ "2016 Strath Taieri Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 December 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)
- ^ "Taieri - Electorate Profile - New Zealand Parliament". 27 June 2023.
- ^ p 596 THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND [OTAGO & SOUTHLAND PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS], 1903.
- ^ https://www.otago.ac.nz/library/pdf/hoc_fr_bulletins/Bull%2058%20pts1+2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "History". Middlemarch official website. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ISBN 1-877135-11-9. p. 240.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Strath Taieri
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7028205.
- ^ Education Counts: Strath Taieri School
- ^ "Our History". Strath Taieri School. 14 January 2019.
Further reading
- Inder, Sonia (1992). Middlemarch 1914-1918 (PDF) (Dissertation, Postgraduate Diploma). University of Otago.