371:. There were 513 households, comprising 681 males and 597 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.14 males per female. The median age was 44.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 222 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 186 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 672 (52.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 198 (15.5%) aged 65 or older.
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In the 1870s it consisted of a two stores, two bake houses, a flour mill, a hotel, and a blacksmiths. In 1879 a small school was established with 32 pupils. By the 1920s it had 50 pupils. The school was closed at the end of 1937 and merged with
Leeston School. In 1944 the Ellesmere Guardian reported
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those at least 15 was that 609 (57.7%) people were employed full-time, 168 (15.9%) were part-time, and 12 (1.1%) were unemployed.
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Consolidation Irwell and
Doylston Schools approved by Education Department, Ellesmere Guardian, 1 October 1937, Page 5
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History of Irwell School – Half a century's progress, Nellie Doak, Ellesmere
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976:Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial
164: • Regional council
16:Rural township in New Zealand
1158:Springfield railway station
1011:Midland Rail Heritage Trust
935:Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora
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1043:Terrace Station Homestead
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1016:R. F. Joyce Observatory
1001:Little River Rail Trail
996:Hororata Highland Games
986:Craigieburn Forest Park
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361:2018 New Zealand census
257:Canterbury, New Zealand
158:Selwyn District Council
489:Statistics New Zealand
168:Environment Canterbury
64:43.70417°S 172.36139°E
1053:West Melton Aerodrome
981:Burnham Military Camp
300:Historical population
231: • Summer (
153:Territorial authority
105:Territorial authority
1100:Darfield High School
1027:Springfield Doughnut
656:Hawkins Sub-Division
69:-43.70417; 172.36139
1179:Inland Scenic Route
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1006:McHughs Forest Park
883:Geographic features
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1048:The Station
940:Lake Lyndon
925:Kowai River
905:Castle Hill
824:West Melton
794:Windwhistle
789:Whitecliffs
774:Springfield
759:Lake Lyndon
734:Craigieburn
640:Southbridge
635:Selwyn Huts
561:New Zealand
369:2006 census
365:2013 census
294:Selwyn Huts
124:Electorates
86:New Zealand
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55:172°21′41″E
1218:Categories
1067:Government
930:L II River
900:Cass River
860:Springston
855:Prebbleton
840:Broadfield
779:Waddington
739:Glentunnel
625:Motukarara
494:25 October
442:28 January
416:References
146:Government
98:Canterbury
52:43°42′15″S
870:Templeton
845:Ladbrooks
814:Rolleston
769:Sheffield
688:Kimberley
678:Greendale
668:Courtenay
663:Aylesbury
610:Ellesmere
605:Dunsandel
600:Doyleston
574:Rolleston
398:Christian
290:Doyleston
214:Time zone
189:Selwyn MP
119:Ellesmere
865:Tai Tapu
749:Hororata
744:Homebush
729:Coalgate
673:Darfield
406:Buddhist
384:Pasifika
353:Source:
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683:Hawkins
620:Leeston
595:Burnham
386:, 2.6%
382:, 1.4%
378:, 9.9%
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263:History
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81:Country
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630:Selwyn
615:Irwell
376:Pākehā
348:+0.05%
337:+1.09%
253:Irwell
240:UTC+13
219:UTC+12
131:Selwyn
93:Region
28:Irwell
1079:Mayor
819:Izone
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323:1,182
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342:2018
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