Hauraki District

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Hauraki District
Territorial authority district
Paeroa Post Office.jpg
Normanby Road, Paeroa, with the former Paeroa Post Office building at left
Hauraki in the North Island.svg
Hauraki district within the North Island
Coordinates: 37°22′S175°37′E / 37.37°S 175.62°E / -37.37; 175.62
Country New Zealand
Region Waikato Region
WardsPaeroa
Plains
Waihi
Seat Paeroa
Government
 •  Mayor Toby Adams
 •  Territorial authority Hauraki District Council
Area
[1]
 • Land1,270.12 km2 (490.40 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
 • Total22,400
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
Website Hauraki District Council

Hauraki District is a territorial authority governed by the Hauraki District Council within the Waikato region of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.

Contents

The area covered by the district extends from the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, although that town lies beyond its boundaries. It extends eastwards to the Bay of Plenty coast, taking in the southernmost part of the Coromandel Peninsula. The rest of the peninsula is part of Thames-Coromandel District.

Features of the district include the Karangahake Gorge, Whiritoa, the Hauraki Plains, Ngatea and the gold mining town of Waihi.

Demographics

Hauraki District covers 1,270.12 km2 (490.40 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 22,400 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 17.6 people per km2. 4,640 live in Paeroa and 5,870 in Waihi. [2]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200617,856—    
201317,808−0.04%
201820,022+2.37%
202321,318+1.26%
Source: [3] [4]

Hauraki District had a population of 21,318 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,296 people (6.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 3,510 people (19.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 10,458 males, 10,797 females and 66 people of other genders in 8,343 dwellings. [5] 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 47.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 3,792 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 3,000 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 9,039 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,487 (25.7%) aged 65 or older. [4]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.6% European (Pākehā); 24.1% Māori; 3.6% Pasifika; 4.5% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Māori language by 4.6%, Samoan by 0.2% and other languages by 5.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 27.3% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 1.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.0%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,659 (9.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 9,870 (56.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 5,532 (31.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 1,131 people (6.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 7,464 (42.6%) people were employed full-time, 2,433 (13.9%) were part-time, and 489 (2.8%) were unemployed. [4]

Individual wards
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		DwellingsMedian ageMedian
income
Plains Ward605.566,76811.22,55942.7 years$39,100 [6]
Paeroa Ward279.446,44723.12,51749.1 years$30,800 [7]
Waihi Ward385.128,10621.03,26750.1 years$28,900 [8]
New Zealand38.1 years$41,500

Local government

In 2010, the neighbouring Franklin District was abolished with the creation of the Auckland Council, and a stretch of the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames, around Kaiaua, was added to the Hauraki District.

Populated places

Hauraki District consists of the following towns, localities, settlements and communities:

Notes
  1. ↑ Partly shared with Thames-Coromandel District.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Formerly part of the defunct Franklin District.
  3. ↑ Also known as Pūkorokoro.

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