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Clydevale
Clydevale is a township on the banks of the Clutha River / Mata-Au, in the Clutha Valley, 29 kilometres north-west of Balclutha.[1] The township was established by the New Zealand and Australian Land Company in the 1860s. The company officially named the township in 1863, after the River Clyde in Scotland.[1] French food company Danone operates milk factory at Clydevale,[2] which produces toddler infant formula brand Karicare.[3] A new biomass boiler plant was installed between 2019 and 2021.[4] The settlement has a war memorial with the statue of a soldier, and a plaque listing local men who died in World War I and World War II.[5] DemographicsThe Clutha Valley statistical area covers 747.35 km2 (288.55 sq mi)[6] and had an estimated population of 1,780 as of June 2024,[7] with a population density of 2.4 people per km2.
Clutha Valley had a population of 1,608 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 84 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 48 people (3.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 570 households, comprising 879 males and 729 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.21 males per female. The median age was 36.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 375 people (23.3%) aged under 15 years, 306 (19.0%) aged 15 to 29, 762 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 165 (10.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 84.1% European/Pākehā, 9.1% Māori, 1.9% Pasifika, 8.0% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.7, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.3% had no religion, 39.6% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.9% were Buddhist and 0.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 183 (14.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 216 (17.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 207 people (16.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 795 (64.5%) people were employed full-time, 204 (16.5%) were part-time, and 30 (2.4%) were unemployed.[8] EducationClutha Valley School is a full primary school serving years 1 to 8[9] with a roll of 106 students as of August 2024.[10] Clutha Valley District High School opened in 1939 as the amalgamation of eight small schools, and two other schools merged with it in the 1940s. It became a primary school in 1967. Clutha Valley Primary School opened as a replacement in Clydesdale in 2008.[11] In 2019, plans were announced to demolish the existing school buildings,[12] and rebuild the entire school from scratch.[13] References
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