Doyleston

Doyleston
Doyleston
Rural settlement
	Coordinates: 43°45′S172°18′E / 43.750°S 172.300°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Selwyn District
Ward	Ellesmere
Electorates	Selwyn ; Te Tai Tonga (Māori);
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
• Total	0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	350
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code	03

Last updated February 01, 2024

Doyleston is a minor Canterbury town in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after Joseph Hastings Doyle, a publican from Christchurch who moved to the locality. Doyleston promised to be one of the main townships in the Ellesmere area, but before long Leeston overtook it and some businesses moved there. Doyleston had a school for many years, but it consolidated with Leeston School in the late 1930s.

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]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	249	—
2013	312	+3.27%
2018	324	+0.76%
Source: ^[4]

Doyleston had a population of 324 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 75 people (30.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 120 households, comprising 174 males and 147 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.18 males per female, with 72 people (22.2%) aged under 15 years, 36 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 186 (57.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (8.3%) aged 65 or older.

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]

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References

1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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)
↑ 2018 Census place summary: Irwell
1 2 "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.

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[Area-1] 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[NZ_population_data_2018-2] 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] 2018 Census place summary: Irwell

[Census_2018-4] 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7026832 and 7026833.

[DNZB_Campbell-5] Mountier, Mary. "Laurel Amy Eva Campbell". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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