Walton, New Zealand

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Walton
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Walton Community Church
Walton, New Zealand
Coordinates: 37°43′52″S175°41′56″E / 37.731°S 175.699°E / -37.731; 175.699
CountryNew Zealand
Region Waikato Region
District Matamata-Piako District
WardMatamata Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial Authority Matamata-Piako District Council
 • Regional council Waikato Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total15.86 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census) [2]
 • Total192
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)

Walton is a settlement in New Zealand. It is sited at the junction of Walton Road and Morrinsville Walton Road, in the Central Waikato Region.

Contents

The Walton Golf Club is 2 kilometres from the centre of the village.

Industry

The area is predominantly dairying with some maize growing and meat chicken farming. A large thoroughbred horse stud also has its base there.

Industry is small consisting mainly of small service industries but there is a large grain drying plant sited next to the railway line.

Railway

Walton had a flag station on the East Coast Main Trunk, [3] opened from Morrinsville to Tīrau (then called Oxford) on Monday 8 March 1886 [4] by the Thames Valley & Rotorua Railway Co. New Zealand Railways Department took over the line on 1 April 1886. [5] There was a 14 ft (4.3 m) by 8 ft (2.4 m) shelter shed, a 40 ft (12 m) by 30 ft (9.1 m) shed, cattle yards and a cottage. By 1896 a platform, cart approach, loading bank, sheep yards and a passing loop for 21 wagons had been added. The loop had been extended to 38 by 1911 and 65 by 1964.

Walton station closed to passengers on 2 February 1981 and to goods on 29 March 1981, except private siding traffic and was closed completely on Monday 3 November 1986. [4] There is now only a single track through the station site. [6] There are passing loops at Kereone, [7] 5.73 km (3.56 mi) to the north and at Hemopo [8] 13.26 km (8.24 mi) to the east. [9]

 Former adjoining stations 
Kiwitahi
Line open, station closed
9.54 km (5.93 mi)		  East Coast Main Trunk   Apata
Line open, station closed
29.77 km (18.50 mi)
via Kaimai Tunnel
Terminus  Kinleith Branch   Waharoa
Line open, station closed
6 km (3.7 mi) [10]

Geography

To the east of Walton is the community of Wardville.

Demographics

Walton is in an SA1 statistical area, which also includes Richmond Downs and covers 15.86 km2 (6.12 sq mi). [1] The SA1 area is part of the larger Richmond Downs-Wardville statistical area.

Historical population for Walton and surrounds
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006213—    
2013192−1.47%
2018192+0.00%
Source: [2]

The SA1 area had a population of 192 at the 2018 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 21 people (−9.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 75 households, comprising 105 males and 84 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.25 males per female. The median age was 35.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 42 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 36 (18.8%) aged 15 to 29, 93 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 18 (9.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.6% European/Pākehā, 9.4% Māori, and 6.2% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.4% had no religion, 35.9% were Christian and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 30 (20.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $48,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 39 people (26.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 96 (64.0%) people were employed full-time, 21 (14.0%) were part-time, and 6 (4.0%) were unemployed. [2]

In 1916, Walton had a population of 320 [11]

In 2013, the population was 129, and this is expected to be stable through to 2045. [12]

Richmond Downs-Wardville statistical area

Richmond Downs-Wardville statistical area covers 206.73 km2 (79.82 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,370 as of June 2023, [13] with a population density of 6.6 people per km2.

Historical population for Richmond Downs-Wardville
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,311—    
20131,221−1.01%
20181,278+0.92%
Source: [14]

Richmond Downs-Wardville had a population of 1,278 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (4.7%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 33 people (−2.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 468 households, comprising 663 males and 615 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 273 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 273 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 585 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 147 (11.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.8% European/Pākehā, 15.7% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 4.5% Asian, and 0.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.3% had no religion, 39.7% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 156 (15.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 207 (20.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 204 people (20.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 (55.5%) people were employed full-time, 201 (20.0%) were part-time, and 39 (3.9%) were unemployed. [14]

Education

Walton School is a co-educational state primary school for students Year 1 to 6, [15] with a roll of 115 as of April 2023. [16]

The school has existed since 1896. [17]

Notable people

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  2. 1 2 3 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7011561.
  3. ↑ "Walton". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  5. ↑ "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Walton Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kiwitahi Railway Road". Google maps. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Old Te Aroha Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ↑ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
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  11. ↑ "Report on the results of a census of the population of the Dominion of New Zealand taken for the night of the 15th October, 1916". www3.stats.govt.nz.
  12. ↑ "Matamata-Piako District Detailed Population and Dwelling Projections to 2045" (PDF). Matamata-Piako District Council. February 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Richmond Downs-Wardville (174500). 2018 Census place summary: Richmond Downs-Wardville
  15. ↑ Education Counts: Walton School
  16. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  17. ↑ "History of the Walton School and district (archive record)". National Library. January 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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