Walton, New Zealand

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Walton
Walton Community Church
Walton Community Church
Country New Zealand
RegionWaikato
Territorial authorityMatamata-Piako District
WardMatamata Ward
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,278

Walton is a settlement in New Zealand. It is sited at the junction of Walton Road and Morrinsville Walton Road, in the Central Waikato Region.

The Walton Golf Club is 2 kilometres from the centre of the village.

Industry[]

The area is predominantly dairying with some maize growing and meat chicken farming. A large thoroughbred horse stud also has its base there.

Industry is small consisting mainly of small service industries but there is a large grain drying plant sited next to the railway line.

Railway[]

Walton had a flag station on the East Coast Main Trunk,[2] opened from Morrinsville to Tīrau (then called Oxford) on Monday 8 March 1886[3] by the Thames Valley & Rotorua Railway Co. New Zealand Railways Department took over the line on 1 April 1886.[4] There was a 14 ft (4.3 m) by 8 ft (2.4 m) shelter shed, a 40 ft (12 m) by 30 ft (9.1 m) shed, cattle yards and a cottage. By 1896 a platform, cart approach, loading bank, sheep yards and a passing loop for 21 wagons had been added. The loop had been extended to 38 by 1911 and 65 by 1964.

Walton station closed to passengers on 2 February 1981 and to goods on 29 March 1981, except private siding traffic and was closed completely on Monday 3 November 1986.[3] There is now only a single track through the station site.[5] There are passing loops at Kereone,[6] 5.73 km (3.56 mi) to the north and at Hemopo[7] 13.26 km (8.24 mi) to the east.[8]

  Former adjoining stations  
Kiwitahi
Line open, station closed
9.54 km (5.93 mi) 		  East Coast Main Trunk  
Line open, station closed
29.77 km (18.50 mi)
via Kaimai Tunnel
Terminus   Kinleith Branch   Waharoa
Line open, station closed
6 km (3.7 mi)[9]

Geography[]

To the east of Walton is the community of Wardville.

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,311—    
20131,221−1.01%
20181,278+0.92%
Source: [1]

The statistical area of Richmond Downs-Wardville, which at 207 square kilometres is much larger than this settlement, had a population of 1,278 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (4.7%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 33 people (-2.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 468 households. There were 663 males and 615 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 34.4 years, with 273 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 273 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 585 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 147 (11.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.8% European/Pākehā, 15.7% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 4.5% Asian, and 0.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 13.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 49.3% had no religion, 39.7% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.0% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 156 (15.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 207 (20.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,200. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 (55.5%) people were employed full-time, 201 (20.0%) were part-time, and 39 (3.9%) were unemployed.[1]

In 1916, Walton had a population of 320[10]

In 2013, the population was 129, and this is expected to be stable through to 2045.[11]

Education[]

Walton School is a co-educational state primary school for students Year 1 to 6,[12] with a roll of 127 as of November 2021.[13]

The school has existed since 1896.[14]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Richmond Downs-Wardville (174500). 2018 Census place summary: Richmond Downs-Wardville
  2. ^ "Walton". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  4. ^ "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Walton Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 22 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Kiwitahi Railway Road". Google maps. Retrieved 22 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Old Te Aroha Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  9. ^ Yonge, John Roger; Company, Quail Map (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN 9780900609923.
  10. ^ "Report on the results of a census of the population of the Dominion of New Zealand taken for the night of the 15th October, 1916". www3.stats.govt.nz.
  11. ^ "Matamata-Piako District Detailed Population and Dwelling Projections to 2045" (PDF). Matamata-Piako District Council. February 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019.
  12. ^ Education Counts: Walton School
  13. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  14. ^ "History of the Walton School and district (archive record)". National Library. January 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

Coordinates: 37°43′52″S 175°41′56″E / 37.731°S 175.699°E / -37.731; 175.699

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