Coalgate, New Zealand

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Coalgate
Village
Coalgate Main Street.JPG
Bridge Street, November 2011
Coalgate, New Zealand
Coordinates: 43°29′S171°58′E / 43.483°S 171.967°E / -43.483; 171.967
Country New Zealand
Region Canterbury
Territorial authority Selwyn District
WardMalvern
CommunityMalvern
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authority Selwyn District Council
 • Regional council Environment Canterbury
 •  Mayor of Selwyn Sam Broughton
 •  Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg
 •  Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
 • Total380
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code 03

Coalgate is a small town in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. [3] It is located roughly an hour west of Christchurch on State Highway 77. The town's name stems from it being the "gateway" to the lignite coal fields around Whitecliffs, the Rakaia Gorge, and The Acheron River. Coal mining declined in the 20th century and has now ceased, but since the 1950s, commercial processing of nontronite has taken place in Coalgate. [4]

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Demographics

Coalgate is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi). [1] It had an estimated population of 380 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 349 people per km2. It is part of the Glentunnel statistical area. [5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006228—    
2013315+4.73%
2018339+1.48%
Source: [6]

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a smaller boundary, covering 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi). [1] Using that boundary, Coalgate had a population of 339 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 24 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 111 people (48.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 138 households, comprising 165 males and 174 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 75 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 51 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 165 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (15.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 98.2% European/Pākehā, 8.0% Māori, and 0.9% Pasifika. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 65.5% had no religion, 23.9% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (17.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 69 (26.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 51 people (19.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 159 (60.2%) people were employed full-time, 39 (14.8%) were part-time, and 6 (2.3%) were unemployed. [6]

Services

Coalgate Tavern, November 2011 Coalgate Tavern.JPG
Coalgate Tavern, November 2011

Notable features are the Coalgate Tavern and the Coalgate Cabins, both situated on the main road to Hororata. Coalgate also has a walkway through the old Coalgate Domain. In addition to these there is also a Coalgate bowling green. A garage is also located in Coalgate.

The town has access to the Selwyn River and is situated to the east of Glentunnel.

Transport

On 3 November 1875, the Whitecliffs Branch railway was opened, with a station in Coalgate. It was here that a private line diverged from the state-operated New Zealand Railways Department network. On 31 March 1962, the railway closed, but some of the line's old formation and the Coalgate station platform can still be found. [7]

Coalgate is serviced by State Highway 77/Inland Scenic Route 72.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "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)
  3. ↑ "Place name detail: Coalgate". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 2 April 2008.
  4. ↑ Selwyn District Council, "Glentunnel and Coalgate" Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 19 May 2008.
  5. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Glentunnel
  6. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7026690 and 7026691.
  7. ↑ David Leitch and Brian Scott, Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways, revised edition (Wellington: Grantham House, 1998 [1995]), 71-2.
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