Wallacetown is a small town in
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, in the
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of New Zealand. Wallacetown is to the west of
Invercargill
Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...
, on high ground between the
Makarewa
Makarewa is a small community north of Invercargill (the southernmost city in the South Island within Southland of New Zealand).
History
Makarewa was formerly the junction of two branch line railways, where the Tuatapere Branch diverged from t ...
and
Ōreti rivers, near the Ōreti's estuary. Both rivers are popular for trout and whitebait fishing. It is considered to be a satellite town of Invercargill. It is served by
State Highway 99, which skirts the town's northern edge.
Demographics
Wallacetown is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand. It covers ,
and is part of the much larger Wallacetown statistical area.
Wallacetown had a population of 717 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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* 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19
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, an increase of 36 people (5.3%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 105 people (17.2%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 270 households. There were 369 males and 342 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female, with 168 people (23.4%) aged under 15 years, 111 (15.5%) aged 15 to 29, 339 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 93 (13.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.2% European/Pākehā, 10.9% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 2.9% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.7% had no religion, 34.3% were Christian and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 48 (8.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 141 (25.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 330 (60.1%) people were employed full-time, 60 (10.9%) were part-time, and 24 (4.4%) were unemployed.
Wallacetown statistical area
Wallacetown statistical area covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
The statistical area had a population of 1,173 at the
2018 New Zealand census
Eighteen or 18 may refer to:
* 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19
* one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018
Film, television and entertainment
* ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the sho ...
, an increase of 15 people (1.3%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 117 people (11.1%) since the
2006 census
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...
. There were 441 households. There were 609 males and 567 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 39.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 243 people (20.7%) aged under 15 years, 204 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 591 (50.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 138 (11.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.3% European/Pākehā, 11.3% Māori, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 3.8% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 8.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.2% had no religion, 37.6% were Christian, 0.5% were Muslim and 1.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 96 (10.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 231 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 153 people (16.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 576 (61.9%) people were employed full-time, 108 (11.6%) were part-time, and 33 (3.5%) were unemployed.
Education
Wallacetown School is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of as of The school celebrated its centennial in 1965.
References
{{Southland District
Populated places in Southland, New Zealand