Barrytown

Barrytown is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. Barrytown sits on State Highway 6 and is 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Runanga. Punakaiki is 16 kilometres (10 mi) further north. The town is near the southern end of Pakiroa Beach.[1][2]

This article is about the New Zealand town. For the Steely Dan song, see Pretzel Logic. For the hamlet in New York, see Barrytown, New York. For the series of novels, see The Barrytown Trilogy.
Barrytown
Barrytown Hall
Coordinates: 42°14′38″S 171°19′35″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWest Coast
DistrictGrey District
WardNorthern
Population
 (2013)
 • Total237
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Barrytown was settled in the 1860s and was a centre for gold dredging.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Barrytown and its surrounds (covering 195 square kilometres) had a population of 237, an increase of 12 people since the 2006 census.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006918—    
2013909−0.14%
2018939+0.65%
Source: [5]

The 2018 statistical area of Barrytown, which covers 731 square kilometres, had a population of 939 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (3.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 21 people (2.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 411 households. There were 492 males and 450 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 48.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 150 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 120 (12.8%) aged 15 to 29, 525 (55.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 147 (15.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.6% European/Pākehā, 9.6% Māori, 1.9% Pacific peoples, 2.2% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 11.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 58.8% had no religion, 26.5% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim and 2.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 84 (10.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 168 (21.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 384 (48.7%) people were employed full-time, 138 (17.5%) were part-time, and 39 (4.9%) were unemployed.[5]

Education

Barrytown School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 25 students as of March 2020.[6][7]

Barrytown Settlers Hall

Built in 1929, the Barrytown Settlers Hall is a well-known music venue and has been hosting gigs since 1972. International and local bands that have performed there include Blerta, Trinity Roots, the New Zealand Guitar Quartet, Jackie Bristow, Paul Walker and Karen Pfeiffer, Scott Cook and The Kugels. There have been as many of 25 events per year. In 2017, a Give a Little crowdsourcing campaign was started to fund the soundproofing of the hall following new resident complaints about noise.[8]

References
  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 63. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 148. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. "Barrytown Arts & Crafts". AA Travel.
  4. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Barrytown
  5. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Barrytown (309900). 2018 Census place summary: Barrytown
  6. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. Education Counts: Barrytown School
  8. "Saving Barrytown Hall from noise complaints". RNZ. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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