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Coalgate, New Zealand

Settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand

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image_caption	Bridge Street, November 2011
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	New Zealand
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_type2	Territorial authority
subdivision_name1	Canterbury
subdivision_name2	Selwyn District
subdivision_type3	Ward
subdivision_name3	Malvern
subdivision_type4	Community
subdivision_name4	Malvern
seat_type	Electorates
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leader_title	Territorial authority
leader_name	Selwyn District Council
leader_title1	Regional council
leader_name1	Environment Canterbury
leader_title2	Mayor of Selwyn
leader_name2
leader_title3	Selwyn MP
leader_name3
leader_title4	Te Tai Tonga MP
leader_name4
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population_total
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timezone1	New Zealand Standard Time
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Coalgate is a small town in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located roughly an hour west of Christchurch on State Highway 77. The town's name stems from it being the "gateway" to the lignite coal fields around Whitecliffs, the Rakaia Gorge, and The Acheron River. Coal mining declined in the 20th century and has now ceased, but since the 1950s, commercial processing of nontronite has taken place in Coalgate.

Demographics

Coalgate is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 1.09 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. It is part of the Glentunnel statistical area.

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a smaller boundary, covering 0.75 km2. Using that boundary, Coalgate had a population of 339 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 24 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 111 people (48.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 138 households, comprising 165 males and 174 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 75 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 51 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 165 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (15.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 98.2% European/Pākehā, 8.0% Māori, and 0.9% Pasifika. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 65.5% had no religion, 23.9% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (17.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 69 (26.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 51 people (19.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 159 (60.2%) people were employed full-time, 39 (14.8%) were part-time, and 6 (2.3%) were unemployed.

Services

Notable features are the Coalgate Tavern and the Coalgate Cabins, both situated on the main road to Hororata. Coalgate also has a walkway through the old Coalgate Domain. In addition to these there is also a Coalgate bowling green. A garage is also located in Coalgate.

The town has access to the Selwyn River and is situated to the east of Glentunnel.

Transport

On 3 November 1875, the Whitecliffs Branch railway was opened, with a station in Coalgate. It was here that a private line diverged from the state-operated New Zealand Railways Department network. On 31 March 1962, the railway closed, but some of the line's old formation and the Coalgate station platform can still be found.

Coalgate is serviced by State Highway 77/Inland Scenic Route 72.

References

{{LINZ. 20277. Coalgate. 2 April 2008
link. (17 September 2008 , accessed 19 May 2008.)
"ArcGIS Web Application".
{{NZ census place summary 2018. glentunnel. Glentunnel
{{NZ census 2018. 7026690 and 7026691
David Leitch and Brian Scott, ''Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways'', revised edition (Wellington: Grantham House, 1998 [1995]), 71-2.

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