Nightcaps, New Zealand
Nightcaps | |
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Coordinates: 45°58′S 168°02′E / 45.967°S 168.033°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Rob Scott | |
• Invercargill MP | Penny Simmonds |
• Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
Area | |
• Total | 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 300 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Nightcaps is a town in the
Nightcaps has a more industrial history than most Southland towns due to nearby coal deposits. A private
In 1980, the coal industry started to decline in Nightcaps, brought on by increasing
Demographics
Nightcaps is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand. It covers 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi),[1] and had an estimated population of 300 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 180 people per km2. It is part of the much larger Ohai-Nightcaps statistical area.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 309 | — |
2013 | 294 | −0.71% |
2018 | 306 | +0.80% |
Source: [15] |
Before the 2023 census, Nightcaps had a larger boundary, covering 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi).
Ethnicities were 90.2% European/Pākehā, 17.6% Māori, 1.0% Pasifika, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.1% had no religion, 41.2% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (11.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 99 (38.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 12 people (4.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 96 (37.6%) people were employed full-time, 45 (17.6%) were part-time, and 18 (7.1%) were unemployed.[15]
Ohai-Nightcaps statistical area
Ohai-Nightcaps covers 948.80 km2 (366.33 sq mi)[1] and also includes Ohai, Wairio and Wreys Bush. It had an estimated population of 1,550 as of June 2023,[16] with a population density of 1.6 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,533 | — |
2013 | 1,500 | −0.31% |
2018 | 1,482 | −0.24% |
Source: [17] |
Ohai-Nightcaps had a population of 1,482 at the
Ethnicities were 81.6% European/Pākehā, 18.8% Māori, 1.4% Pasifika, 7.5% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 15.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.4% had no religion, 39.1% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (9.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 327 (28.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 132 people (11.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 606 (52.1%) people were employed full-time, 186 (16.0%) were part-time, and 39 (3.4%) were unemployed.[17]
Education
Takitimu Primary School is a state full primary school for years 1 to 8[18] with a roll of 71 as of February 2024.[19] Nightcaps School first opened in 1884[20] and Takitimu celebrated 125 years of education in the area in 2009.[21]
St Patrick's School is a state-integrated Catholic school for years 1 to 8[22] with a roll of 26. It opened in 1917.[23]
References
- ^ a b c d "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Nightcaps | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Waka Kotahi. Southern Arterial & Primary Collection Cluster (PDF).
- ^ "Nightcaps Golf Club". Southland, New Zealand. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education – Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education – Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- OCLC 861767434.
- ISSN 0028-8624.
- ^ "'End of an era': Ohai locals recall life, friendships in a once bustling mining town". RNZ. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Moore, Rebecca (5 June 2017). "Black Diamond coalmine, in Nightcaps, is half complete". Stuff. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Potential scrap looming over coal expansion in Southland". Stuff. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Forest & Bird calls for judicial review of council decision". Stuff. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Crown Minerals Act 1991 No 70 (As at 12 April 2022), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation".
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7029216, 7029218 and 7029219.
- ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ohai-Nightcaps (358000). 2018 Census place summary: Ohai-Nightcaps
- ^ Education Counts: Takitimu Primary School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Untitled". Western Star. 1 August 1885.
- ^ Pat Veltkamp Smith (26 January 2009). "Nightcaps schools mark 125 years". Southland Times.
- ^ Education Counts: St Patrick's School
- ^ "St Patrick's School, Nightcaps". Mercy Schools. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
Further reading
- Bulling, Gillian M. (1991). Preventable deaths? : the 1918 influenza pandemic in Nightcaps (BA (Hons)). Dunedin: University of Otago. hdl:10523/2758.
- Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) [1990, 1991]. The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History (Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand. ISBN 0-908876-20-3.