Kapiro

The Kapiro block was a designated Kauri gum reserve after 1898{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19010525.2.23?page=6&query=Kapiro|title=Local and General News|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=25 May 1901|page=4}} to restrict the harvesting of gum.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|title=Kauri gum reserves|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/12949/kauri-gum-reserves|first=Carl|last=Walrond|date=24 September 2007}} The gum was depleted by 1919, and suggestions were made to use the land for settlement of returning soldiers from World War I,{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19190524.2.8?page=3&query=Kapiro|newspaper=Auckland Star|date=24 May 1919|page=3|title=Soldier Settlement}} or planting trees on it.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19190610.2.18?page=3&query=Kapiro|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=10 June 1919|page=3|title=Local and General News}} The land was covered with a noxious weed, hakea.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19260208.2.15?page=4&query=Kapiro|newspaper=Auckland Star|date=8 February 1926|page=4|title=In the Northland}}

An experimental farm was established in the late 1920s.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19280119.2.58?page=5&query=Kapiro|newspaper=Northern Advocate|date=19 January 1928|page=5|title=Ironsand Lands}}{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300510.2.136?query=Kapiro|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=10 May 1930|page=13|title=Settlement of Land}} This was not promising at first,{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19310126.2.134?page=5&query=Kapiro|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=26 January 1926|page=5|title=Land Settlement}} but by the mid 1940s the experiment was much more successful.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19461108.2.15.1?query=Kapiro|newspaper=Northern Advocate|date=8 November 1946|page=3|title=Fat Cows}} Kapiro became a rich dairying area.{{Cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19490819.2.10?page=2&query=Kapiro|newspaper=Northern Advocate|date=19 August 1949|page=3|title=Waipapa-Kapiro Settlers' Assn}}

A vineyard was established from 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.cuisinewine.co.nz/winery/kapiro-vineyard/|title=Kapiro Vineyard|publisher=Cuisine Wine|accessdate=1 May 2020}}

The SA1 statistical area which includes Kapiro covers {{Convert|2.35|km2||abbr=on}}. The SA1 area is part of the larger Lake Manuwai-Kapiro statistical area.

{{Historical populations|2013|156|2018|156|2023|162|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Kapiro and surrounds|source=}}

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 162 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (3.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 6 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 78 males and 84 females in 63 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_009&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.7000173.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 53.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 21 people (13.0%) aged under 15 years, 24 (14.8%) aged 15 to 29, 75 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (27.8%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.0% European (Pākehā), 14.8% Māori, and 1.9% Asian. English was spoken by 98.1%, Māori language by 1.9%, and other languages by 3.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 20.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 25.9% Christian. People who answered that they had no religion were 68.5%, and 3.7% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 75 (53.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 33 (23.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people (8.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 69 (48.9%) people were employed full-time, 15 (10.6%) were part-time, and 3 (2.1%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_012&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7000173.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=7000173}}

The statistical area of Lake Manuwai-Kapiro, which includes the area around Lake Manuwai, covers {{Convert|58.85|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=20 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Lake Manuwai-Kapiro|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Lake Manuwai-Kapiro|y}}|R}}/58.85|0}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|1,644|2013|1,896|2018|2,133|2023|2,322|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Lake Manuwai-Kapiro|source={{NZ census 2018|Lake Manuwai-Kapiro (102200)|lake-manuwai-kapiro|Lake Manuwai-Kapiro}}}}

Lake Manuwai-Kapiro had a population of 2,322 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 189 people (8.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 426 people (22.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,152 males and 1,170 females in 825 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.102201.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 45.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 438 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 336 (14.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,083 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 462 (19.9%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.9% European (Pākehā); 19.9% Māori; 4.0% Pasifika; 3.2% Asian; 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori language by 3.0%, and other languages by 8.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 23.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 23.0% Christian, 0.1% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.7%, and 8.3% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 309 (16.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,038 (55.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 435 (23.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $37,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 159 people (8.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 912 (48.4%) people were employed full-time, 288 (15.3%) were part-time, and 54 (2.9%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.102201.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Lake Manuwai-Kapiro (102201)}}

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