The Battle of Hingakākā was fought west of Te Rahu in the late 18th or early 19th centuries.[3]
Te Rahu was established after the Invasion of the Waikato of 1863–64,[4] and described as a thriving village in 1867.[5]
Farming in Te Rahu was more varied than other settlements in the area: two German settlers, Messrs Karl lived on the Overdale estate and farmed bees, an acacia farm was managed by a Mr Storey. Some settlers tried farming Monterey pines but this was not very profitable in comparison to the other ventures.[6]
A school was operating by 1878[4][7] and continued until at least 1939[8] but was gone by 1943.[9]
The Te Rahu District Hall Society was incorporated in 1905 and the design of the building's design matches the period; however, an article in the New Zealand Herald from 1927 report the opening of a new hall in Te Rahu.[4]
Demographics
Te Rahu settlement is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover 15.82km2 (6.11sqmi).[1] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Te Rahu statistical area.
The SA1 areas had a population of 345 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 45 people (15.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (1.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 120 households, comprising 174 males and 177 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 69 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 60 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 168 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (14.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.4% European/Pākehā, 12.2% Māori, 0.0% Pacific peoples, 7.8% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.6% had no religion, 42.6% were Christian, 0.9% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 51 (18.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (17.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 54 people (19.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 156 (56.5%) people were employed full-time, 36 (13.0%) were part-time, and 6 (2.2%) were unemployed.[2]
Te Rahu statistical area
Te Rahu statistical area covers 54.04km2 (20.86sqmi)[1] and had an estimated population of 940 as of June 2024,[10] with a population density of 17 people per km2.
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 55.23km2 (21.32sqmi).[1] Using that boundary, Te Rahu had a population of 1,167 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 189 people (19.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 261 people (28.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 411 households, comprising 609 males and 558 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 240 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 195 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 561 (48.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.0% European/Pākehā, 11.1% Māori, 0.5% Pacific peoples, 5.7% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.9% had no religion, 39.1% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 180 (19.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 177 (19.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $44,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 225 people (24.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 528 (57.0%) people were employed full-time, 147 (15.9%) were part-time, and 18 (1.9%) were unemployed.[11]
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