{{Short description|Settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = West Eyreton | settlement_type = [[Rural Area]] | image_skyline = West Eyreton Hall.jpg | image_caption = Community hall at West Eyreton | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 | coordinates = {{coord|43|21|S|172|23|E|region:NZ_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]] | subdivision_name = New Zealand | subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions in New Zealand|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Territorial authority]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Waimakariri District]] | subdivision_type3 = Ward | subdivision_name3 = Oxford-Ohoka Ward | subdivision_type4 = Community | subdivision_name4 = Oxford-Ohoka Community | seat_type = Electorates | seat = {{ubl|[[Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)|Waimakariri]]|[[Te Tai Tonga]] (Māori)}} | leader_title = Territorial Authority | leader_name = [[Waimakariri District Council]] | leader_title1 = Regional council | leader_name1 = [[Environment Canterbury]] | leader_title2 = [[Mayor of Waimakariri]] | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waimakariri District Mayor|y}} | leader_title3 = [[Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)|Waimakariri MP]] | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waimakariri MP|y}} | leader_title4 = [[Te Tai Tonga|Te Tai Tonga MP]] | leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tonga MP|y}} | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | area_total_km2 = 114.89 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | population_total = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|West Eyreton|y}} | population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] | utc_offset1 = +12 | timezone1_DST = NZDT | utc_offset1_DST = +13 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 7475 | area_code_type = | area_code = 03 }} '''West Eyreton''' is a small rural village in the [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] region of New Zealand's [[South Island]]. It is west of [[Kaiapoi]] and north-west of [[Eyreton]] and is named after [[Edward John Eyre]], a 19th-century lieutenant governor of the South Island, then known as [[New Munster (NZ)|New Munster]]. In the [[2001 New Zealand census]] the population was 1,146 (573 males and 573 females), an increase of 306 or 36.4% since the 1996 census.
In the 1870s, poor transport led to the construction of the [[Eyreton Branch]] [[railway]] line, which opened on 17 December 1875. Despite its name it ran to the north of Eyreton and originally terminated in West Eyreton, extended to Bennetts Junction on the [[Oxford Branch (New Zealand)|Oxford Branch]] on 1 February 1878. Beyond Horrelville closed on 9 February 1931, and on 26 May 1954 low traffic led to the closure of the branch. Little remains besides some of the formation and a loading bank at the site of station.
==Demographics== The West Eyreton statistical area covers {{Convert|114.89|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=30 August 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|West Eyreton|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|West Eyreton|y}}|R}}/114.89|1}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,101|2013|1,374|2018|1,464|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}} West Eyreton had a population of 1,464 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 90 people (6.6%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 363 people (33.0%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 507 households, comprising 753 males and 711 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 45.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 300 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 210 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 756 (51.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 195 (13.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.7% European/[[Pākehā]], 5.7% [[Māori people|Māori]], 0.6% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 3.7% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 36.7% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.2% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.2% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.2% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 216 (18.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 180 (15.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 273 people (23.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 642 (55.2%) people were employed full-time, 216 (18.6%) were part-time, and 24 (2.1%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|West Eyreton (313600)|west-eyreton|West Eyreton}}</ref>
==Education== '''West Eyreton School''' is West Eyreton's only school. It is a state coeducational full primary school<ref>{{TKI|3586|West Eyreton School}}</ref> with a [[Socio-Economic Decile|decile rating]] of 10 and a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3586|y}} students (as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||).}}
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = West Eyreton (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 21.3 | Feb high C = 21.2 | Mar high C = 19.2 | Apr high C = 16.7 | May high C = 14.3 | Jun high C = 11.3 | Jul high C = 11.0 | Aug high C = 12.2 | Sep high C = 14.3 | Oct high C = 16.5 | Nov high C = 17.9 | Dec high C = 19.7 | year high C = | Jan mean C = 16.1 | Feb mean C = 15.9 | Mar mean C = 13.9 | Apr mean C = 11.2 | May mean C = 8.9 | Jun mean C = 6.0 | Jul mean C = 5.5 | Aug mean C = 6.8 | Sep mean C = 8.8 | Oct mean C = 10.8 | Nov mean C = 12.6 | Dec mean C = 14.7 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 10.9 | Feb low C = 10.6 | Mar low C = 8.5 | Apr low C = 5.8 | May low C = 3.4 | Jun low C = 0.7 | Jul low C = 0.1 | Aug low C = 1.4 | Sep low C = 3.4 | Oct low C = 5.1 | Nov low C = 7.3 | Dec low C = 9.8 | year low C = |source 1 = NIWA<ref>{{cite web |url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/ |title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 39224) |publisher = NIWA |access-date = 9 Sep 2024}}</ref> }}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == *[http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/586601-au 2001 census data and community profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311004721/http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/586601-au |date=11 March 2007 }} *[http://www.westeyreton.school.nz/ West Eyreton School homepage] - has a [http://www.westeyreton.school.nz/Parent_Information_files/West%20Eyreton%20School%20History.pdf history page]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} about the school and community.
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