Purau

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Purau
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Purau
Purau
Coordinates: 43°38′30.44″S172°45′8.23″E / 43.6417889°S 172.7522861°E / -43.6417889; 172.7522861
Country New Zealand
Region Canterbury Region
District Christchurch City
WardBanks Peninsula
CommunityTe Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial Authority Christchurch City Council
 • Regional council Environment Canterbury
 •  Mayor of Christchurch Phil Mauger
 •  Banks Peninsula MP Vanessa Weenink
 •  Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
 • Total70
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)

Purau is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand, facing Lyttelton Harbour.

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Geography

Purau is located on Banks Peninsula, one of the southern bays forming Lyttelton Harbour.

History

Purau has a long history of Māori settlement. Ngāti Māmoe lived here prior to Ngāi Tahu settling the bay. There are many Māori burial sites in the area. [3]

European occupation started in 1843, when the Greenwood brothers started a farm here. They sold to the Rhodes brothers in 1847 (William Barnard and George, with the latter taking over management of the station). [4] [5] When Robert Heaton Rhodes, another of the Rhodes brothers, came to New Zealand in 1850, he took over Purau. [6]

Demographics

Purau is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi). [1] It had an estimated population of 70 as of June 2022 with a population density of 333 people per km2. It was part of the Eastern Bays-Banks Peninsula SA2 statistical area in 2018, [7] and part of Diamond Harbour in 2023. [8]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200663—    
201351−2.97%
201869+6.23%
Source: [9]

Purau had a population of 69 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (35.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (9.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 33 households, comprising 33 males and 33 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 52.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 9 people (13.0%) aged under 15 years, 6 (8.7%) aged 15 to 29, 39 (56.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (21.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.7% European/Pākehā, 13.0% Māori, and 4.3% Pasifika. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.8% had no religion, 26.1% were Christian and 4.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (30.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 6 (10.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (15.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 27 (45.0%) people were employed full-time, 12 (20.0%) were part-time, and 3 (5.0%) were unemployed. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ↑ "Purau". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ↑ McLintock, A. H. (1966). "Rhodes Brothers". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Leopold George Dyke Acland (1946). "Land Tax And Advances To Settlers' Department". The Early Canterbury Runs: Containing the First, Second and Third (new) Series. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Pinney, Robert. "George Rhodes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Eastern Bays-Banks Peninsula
  8. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Diamond Harbour
  9. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7026638.
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