Eskdale, New Zealand

Eskdale is a rural settlement in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of Napier on State Highway 5,[1] near the mouth of the Esk River.[2]

Eskdale
Settlement
Coordinates: 39.403450°S 176.852263°E / -39.403450; 176.852263
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay Region
Territorial authorityHastings District
WardMohaka
Postcode(s)
4182

The valley has many vineyards, wineries, orchards and fishing spots.[2] The local Eskdale War Memorial Church was designed by James Chapman-Taylor,[3] and dedicated to Percival Moore Beattie, a local man killed during World War I.[4][5]

The river has a history of flooding.[2] Flash flooding inundated the settlement in March 2018,[6] leaving most of the local holiday park underwater.[7]

A wildfire also broke out near Eskdale in March 2019.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,052—    
20132,184+0.89%
20182,673+4.12%
Source: [9]

The statistical area of Puketapu-Eskdale, which covers 245 square kilometres and also includes Puketapu and Whirinaki, had a population of 2,673 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 489 people (22.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 621 people (30.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 915 households. There were 1,392 males and 1,284 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 45.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 480 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 414 (15.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,395 (52.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 384 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.3% European/Pākehā, 13.6% Māori, 5.2% Pacific peoples, 1.2% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 17.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.2% had no religion, 37.3% were Christian, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 453 (20.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 348 (15.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,272 (58.0%) people were employed full-time, 363 (16.6%) were part-time, and 39 (1.8%) were unemployed.[9]

Education

Eskdale School is a co-educational state primary school,[10] with a roll of 320 as of March 2020.[11][12]

Hukarere Girls' College is a co-educational state primary school,[13] with a roll of 72 as of March 2020.[11][14]

References
  1. Hariss, Gavin. "Eskdale, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. "Eskdale". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  3. Burgess, Linda (2015). Historic Churches: A Guide to Over 60 Early New Zealand Churches. Penguin Books. pp. 116–119. ISBN 1775537331.
  4. "Eskdale War Memorial Church". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  5. "Eskdale War Memorial Church". Hastings Standard. 4 December 1920.
  6. O'Sullivan, Patrick (8 March 2018). "Local Focus: Flash Flood shocks Eskdale residents". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
  7. Appleby, Luke (8 March 2018). "Breathtaking drone footage shows Napier holiday park's 'muddy mess' after flooded river rose by 7m in one-in-50-year event". Television New Zealand. 1 News.
  8. May, George (24 March 2019). "Bay View hill fire threatened homes: 'We were very lucky that it was a calm day'". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
  9. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Puketapu-Eskdale (208300). 2018 Census place summary: Puketapu-Eskdale
  10. "Eskdale School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  11. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  12. "Eskdale School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  13. "Hukarere Girls' College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  14. "Hukarere Girls' College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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