Clarkville is a small rural town in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand. As of , Clarkville had a population of .
History Clarkville was originally known as Kaiapoi Island, because it was in between two equally large branches of the Waimakariri River. This led to the area being flooded often by the unpredictable Waimakariri River. In the 1860s, farmers cut a new course for the river and choked the north branch, rendering it just a stream, known today as Silverstream, of which the Silverstream Estate (where Mitre 10 Dream Home 2013 was located) was named after. In 1880, the name was changed to Clarkville, in honour of Joseph Clark, who donated land for the local school. In 1919, The Clarkville Hall Association, Incorporated, erected a community hall. It is called the Clarkville Peace Hall, and still stands today, along with an enlargement in 1970.
Education Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao is Clarkville's only school. It is a decile 9 state co-educational full primary, with students (as of It opened in 1874 as Kaiapoi Island School and changed its name to Clarkville School in 1889. It took its current name in 2022.
Demographics Clarkville statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Clarkville had a population of 1,377 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 24 people (−1.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 57 people (4.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 696 males, 669 females, and 9 people of other genders in 498 dwellings. 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 222 people (16.1%) aged under 15 years, 207 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 666 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 282 (20.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.7% European (Pākehā); 8.5% Māori; 1.3% Pasifika; 2.6% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori by 1.3%, and other languages by 6.1%. No language could be spoken by 1.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.8% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 0.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.7%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 285 (24.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 654 (56.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 216 (18.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 222 people (19.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 603 (52.2%) full-time, 222 (19.2%) part-time, and 18 (1.6%) unemployed.
Climate The average temperature in summer is 16.6 °C, and in winter is 6.4 °C. Month Normal temperature January 17.2 °C February 16.7 °C March 15.2 °C April 12.2 °C May 8.8 °C June 6.2 °C July 5.8 °C August 7.1 °C September 9.4 °C October 11.8 °C November 13.9 °C December 15.9 °C
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