Midhirst is a small village in
Taranaki, New Zealand, approximately 4 km north of
Stratford, on
State Highway 3
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is 17 km (11 mi) north of Midhirst, and
New Plymouth
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is 35 km (22 mi) to the northwest.
Demographics
Midhirst is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2. It is part of the larger
Pembroke statistical area.
Midhirst had a population of 252 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 18 people (7.7%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 24 people (10.5%) since the
2006 census. There were 99 households, comprising 126 males and 126 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 48 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 45 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 120 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (15.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 92.9% European/
Pākehā, 14.3%
Māori, 2.4%
Pacific peoples, 1.2%
Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 56.0% had no religion, 32.1% were
Christian
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and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (7.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 69 (33.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 9 people (4.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 105 (51.5%) people were employed full-time, 30 (14.7%) were part-time, and 9 (4.4%) were unemployed.
Education
Midhirst School
Midhirst is a small village in Taranaki, New Zealand, approximately 4 km north of Stratford, New Zealand, Stratford, on New Zealand State Highway 3, State Highway 3. Inglewood, New Zealand, Inglewood is 17 km (11 mi) north of Mi ...
is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of students as of The school was founded in 1880.
Notes
External links
Midhirst School website
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