Lake Hāwea (town)
{{Short description|Locality in Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{use New Zealand English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lake Hāwea
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Eastern part of Lake Hāwea (town), New Zealand.jpg
| image_alt = Eastern part of Lake Hāwea town
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| etymology =
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| image_map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|44|36|41|S|169|15|48|E}}|zoom=9}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|44|36|41|S|169|15|48|E|region:NZ-OTA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Otago
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = Queenstown-Lakes District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward
| subdivision_type4 = Community
| subdivision_name4 = Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Waitaki|Te Tai Tonga (Māori)}}
| leader_title = {{nowrap|Territorial authority}}
| leader_name = Queenstown-Lakes District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Otago Regional Council
| leader_title2 = Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes
| leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Queenstown-Lakes District Mayor|y}}
| leader_title3 = Waitaki MP
| leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waitaki MP|y}}
| leader_title4 = Te Tai Tonga MP
| leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tonga MP|y}}
| population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| population_total = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Lake Hawea|y}}
| population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| area_total_km2 = 3.66
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 9382
| website =
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Lake Hāwea is a small settlement at the southern end of a lake, also named Lake Hāwea, in New Zealand's South Island.{{Cite web|date=17 September 2017|title=History of Lake Hawea township|url=https://www.thewanakasun.co.nz/news/5074-history-of-lake-hawea-township.html|access-date=2021-05-22|website=www.thewanakasun.co.nz}}{{Cite web|last=Chinn|first=Barbara|title=A pretty good place to live. Lake Hawea & Hawea Flat.|url=https://www.qldc.govt.nz/media/l5bndghc/s3448-t16-a-pretty-good-place-to-live-hawea-history.pdf|access-date=23 May 2021|website=www.qldc.govt.nz|oclc=936325741}} It is 18 kilometres to the northeast of Wānaka.{{Cite web|title='I love New Zealand': Oprah Winfrey shares stunning photos of Central Otago to her 8.3 million Instagram followers|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/i-love-new-zealand-oprah-winfrey-shares-stunning-photos-of-central-otago-to-her-83-million-instagram-followers/3ANQIFZZLC3DCNY4S6F3EHAASI/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}
Demographics
Lake Hawea covers {{Convert|3.66|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=13 December 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Lake Hawea|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Lake Hawea|y}}|R}}/3.66|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|552|2013|798|2018|1,200|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, Lake Hāwea had a smaller boundary, covering {{Convert|2.39|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Lake Hāwea had a population of 1,200 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 402 people (50.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 648 people (117.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 444 households, comprising 630 males and 570 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 264 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 156 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 621 (51.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 159 (13.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.0% European/Pākehā, 8.5% Māori, 0.2% Pasifika, 2.5% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 25.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 66.2% had no religion, 25.0% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 258 (27.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 96 (10.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 132 people (14.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 519 (55.4%) people were employed full-time, 162 (17.3%) were part-time, and 15 (1.6%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Lake Hāwea (347100)|lake-hawea|Lake Hāwea}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Lake Hawea, elevation {{convert|350|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 21.3
|Feb high C = 21.3
|Mar high C = 19.0
|Apr high C = 15.5
|May high C = 11.6
|Jun high C = 8.1
|Jul high C = 7.5
|Aug high C = 10.1
|Sep high C = 12.9
|Oct high C = 15.4
|Nov high C = 17.7
|Dec high C = 19.8
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 16.2
|Feb mean C = 15.9
|Mar mean C = 13.7
|Apr mean C = 10.7
|May mean C = 7.3
|Jun mean C = 4.2
|Jul mean C = 3.7
|Aug mean C = 5.5
|Sep mean C = 8.1
|Oct mean C = 10.3
|Nov mean C = 12.5
|Dec mean C = 14.5
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 11.0
|Feb low C = 10.5
|Mar low C = 8.4
|Apr low C = 5.9
|May low C = 3.1
|Jun low C = 0.4
|Jul low C = -0.2
|Aug low C = 0.7
|Sep low C = 3.3
|Oct low C = 5.2
|Nov low C = 7.2
|Dec low C = 9.2
| year low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 66.2
|Feb rain mm = 45.3
|Mar rain mm = 59.3
|Apr rain mm = 54.0
|May rain mm = 71.2
|Jun rain mm = 84.0
|Jul rain mm = 65.6
|Aug rain mm = 97.2
|Sep rain mm = 91.2
|Oct rain mm = 73.7
|Nov rain mm = 80.5
|Dec rain mm = 88.7
|year rain mm =
|source 1 = NIWA (rain 1991–2020)
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Lake Hawea
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 19 May 2024}}
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References
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{{Queenstown-Lakes}}
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Category:Populated places in Otago