Luggate
{{Short description|Town in the South Island of New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{use New Zealand English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Luggate
| settlement_type = Rural settlement
| image_skyline = Red Bridge across the Clutha River at Luggate.jpg
| image_caption = The Red Bridge across the Clutha River at Luggate
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| coordinates = {{coord|-44.7488|169.2696|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}}
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| population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Luggate|y}}
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| area_total_km2 = 1.19
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| timezone1 = NZST
| utc_offset1 = +12
| timezone1_DST = NZDT
| utc_offset1_DST = +13
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 9383
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 03
| blank_name = Local iwi
| blank_info = Ngāi Tahu
}}
Luggate is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand.{{LINZ|26983|Luggate|17 March 2018}} It is located on {{NZlSH|6}} between Wānaka and Cromwell, near the junction with State Highway 8A, approximately 15 km from the Wānaka township, just past Wānaka Airport. The town is nestled below the northern end of the Criffel Range of mountains.
The Luggate 'Grandview Bridge' is a local icon listed highly in the Queenstown Lakes District Council's Historic Register. It was opened on October 28, 1915, and has been described as "one of the most attractively proportioned steel truss road bridges in the country."{{cite book | first=Geoffrey | last=Thornton | title=Bridging the Gap: Early Bridges in New Zealand 1830–1939 | publisher=Reed Publishing Ltd | location=Auckland | year=2001 | page=164}} It is 103.7 metres long, and features a 61-metre Baltimore through truss, another 30.5m truss and a 12.2m rolled steel joist end span.
Demographics
Luggate is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers {{Convert|1.19|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=14 December 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Luggate|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Luggate|y}}|R}}/1.19|0}} people per km2. It is part of the Upper Clutha Valley statistical area.
{{Historical populations|2006|189|2013|279|2018|474|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population of Luggate|source=}}
Luggate had a population of 474 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 195 people (69.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 285 people (150.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 162 households, comprising 243 males and 231 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female, with 114 people (24.1%) aged under 15 years, 60 (12.7%) aged 15 to 29, 243 (51.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (10.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.8% European/Pākehā, 10.1% Māori, 0.6% Pasifika, 3.8% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 69.0% had no religion, 20.9% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.6% were Buddhist and 0.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 66 (18.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 51 (14.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 51 people (14.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 219 (60.8%) people were employed full-time, 63 (17.5%) were part-time, and 3 (0.8%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|7027954, 7027955 and 7027956}}
=Upper Clutha Valley=
The Upper Clutha Valley statistical area also includes Hāwea Flat and covers {{Convert|159.80|km2||abbr=on}}. It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Upper Clutha Valley|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Upper Clutha Valley|y}}|R}}/159.80|1}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|651|2013|879|2018|1,257|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population of Upper Clutha Valley|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, Upper Clutha Valley had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|161.07|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Upper Clutha Valley had a population of 1,257 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 378 people (43.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 606 people (93.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 426 households, comprising 636 males and 621 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 37.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 315 people (25.1%) aged under 15 years, 156 (12.4%) aged 15 to 29, 684 (54.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 102 (8.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.5% European/Pākehā, 7.6% Māori, 2.9% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 22.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 69.7% had no religion, 21.7% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (26.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 99 (10.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 168 people (17.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 (59.2%) people were employed full-time, 174 (18.5%) were part-time, and 6 (0.6%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Upper Clutha Valley (347200)|upper-clutha-valley|Upper Clutha Valley}}