Kimihia, New Zealand
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburbs
| name = Kimihia
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| city1 = Waikato District
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| ward = Huntly Ward
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| area = 182
| population = 1,224
| popdate = 2023 census
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Kimihia
| north = Ohinewai
| northeast = Lake Kimihia
| east = Waikato Expressway
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| south = Lake Hakanoa
| southwest = Huntly
| west = State Highway 1
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Kimihia is a north-eastern suburb of Huntly, New Zealand.
Demographics
Kimihia covers {{Convert|1.82|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised)|access-date=24 March 2025}} It is part of the larger Huntly East statistical area.{{cite web|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b|title=Geographic Boundary Viewer|publisher=Stats NZ|at=Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023}}
{{Historical populations|2006|687|2013|843|2018|1,113|2023|1,224|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|7011191, 7011193, 7011202, 7011203, 7011204, 7011205, 7011206 and 7011207}}}}
Kimihia had a population of 1,224 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 111 people (10.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 381 people (45.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 582 males, 627 females and 9 people of other genders in 363 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%2Bdo1.7011191%2B7011193%2B7011202%2B7011203%2B7011204%2B7011205%2B7011206%2B7011207.2023&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}} 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 273 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 234 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 504 (41.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 222 (18.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 59.6% European (Pākehā); 34.8% Māori; 13.2% Pasifika; 10.5% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.3%, Māori language by 11.0%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 11.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 36.8% Christian, 2.7% Hindu, 1.5% Islam, 2.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 0.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.8%, and 7.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 129 (13.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 504 (53.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 336 (35.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 78 people (8.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 468 (49.2%) people were employed full-time, 90 (9.5%) were part-time, and 30 (3.2%) 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%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7011191%2B7011193%2B7011202%2B7011203%2B7011204%2B7011205%2B7011206%2B7011207.2013%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=7011191, 7011193, 7011202, 7011203, 7011204, 7011205, 7011206 and 7011207}}
Education
Kimihia School is a co-educational state full primary school covering years 1 to 8,{{TKI|1777|Kimihia School}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1777|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}} There has been a school at Kimihia since at least 1897.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18970803.2.43|title=Board of Education - Selection of Teachers|work=Auckland Star|volume=XXVIII|issue=179|date=3 August 1897|page=5}}