Puketaha

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Puketaha
Rural community
Puketaha
Coordinates: 37°43′14″S175°19′37″E / 37.720615°S 175.326971°E / -37.720615; 175.326971
CountryNew Zealand
Region Waikato
District Waikato District
Wards
  • Tamahere-Woodlands General Ward
  • Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial Authority Waikato District Council
 • Regional council Waikato Regional Council
 •  Mayor of Waikato Jacqui Church [1]
 •  Waikato MP Tim van de Molen [2]
 •  Hauraki-Waikato MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke [3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
25.68 km2 (9.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census) [5]
 • Total
771
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)

Puketaha is a rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Demographics

Puketaha covers 25.68 km2 (9.92 sq mi). [4] It is part of the larger Hamilton Park statistical area. [6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006498—    
2013636+3.56%
2018732+2.85%
2023771+1.04%
Source: [5] [7]

Puketaha had a population of 771 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (5.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 135 people (21.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 402 males and 369 females in 234 dwellings. [8] 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 180 people (23.3%) aged under 15 years, 147 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 345 (44.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 90 (11.7%) aged 65 or older. [5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.9% European (Pākehā); 16.7% Māori; 3.5% Pasifika; 10.5% Asian; 1.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori language by 3.9%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.2% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 15.2, compared with 28.8% nationally. [5]

Religious affiliations were 37.4% Christian, 1.2% Hindu, 0.8% Islam, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 2.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.6%, and 8.6% of people did not answer the census question. [5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 162 (27.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 336 (56.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 102 (17.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 99 people (16.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 321 (54.3%) people were employed full-time, 96 (16.2%) were part-time, and 6 (1.0%) were unemployed. [5]

Education

Puketaha School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students [9] [10] with a roll of 306 as of November 2024. [11] [12] The school opened in 1916. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor and councillors". Waikato District Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Waikato - Official Result". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hauraki-Waikato – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7011368, 7011369, 7011370 and 7011373. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
  7. ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7011368, 7011369, 7011370 and 7011373.
  8. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Official School Website". puketaha.school.nz.
  10. ↑ Education Counts: Puketaha School
  11. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  13. ↑ "Subject: History--Puketaha". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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