Nukuhau
{{short description|Suburb of Taupō, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburbs
| name = Nukuhau
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| city1 = Taupō
| board =
| ward = Taupō Ward
| council = Taupō District Council
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| coordinates = {{coord|38.681665|S|176.060733|E|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| area = 640
| population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Brentwood (Taupo district)|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Nukuhau|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Rangatira Park|y}}|R}}|0}}
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| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Nukuhau
| north =
| northeast = Rangatira Park
| east = Tauhara
| southeast =Taupō Central
| south = (Lake Taupō)
| southwest = Acacia Bay
| west = Kinloch
| northwest =Oruanui
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Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island.{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Nukuhau, Waikato |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz54429/Nukuhau/ |website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}}
Demographics
Nukuhau includes the statistical area of Brentwood (Taupo District) and part of the area of Nukuhau-Rangatira Park (which was divided into two areas in 2023). These areas cover {{Convert|6.40|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=23 December 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Brentwood (Taupo district)|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Nukuhau|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Rangatira Park|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Brentwood (Taupo district)|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Nukuhau|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Rangatira Park|y}}|R}})/6.40|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|3,456|2013|3,708|2018|4,335|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Nukuhau had a population of 4,335 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 627 people (16.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 879 people (25.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,731 households, comprising 2,112 males and 2,217 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 801 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 579 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,860 (42.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,098 (25.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 82.7% European/Pākehā, 19.0% Māori, 1.9% Pacific peoples, 7.2% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.5% had no religion, 38.8% were Christian, 2.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 576 (16.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 726 (20.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 585 people (16.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,605 (45.4%) people were employed full-time, 570 (16.1%) were part-time, and 75 (2.1%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Brentwood (Taupo District) (188400) and Nukuhau-Rangatira Park (188500)}}
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| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | |
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| Brentwood (Taupo District) | style="text-align:right;"|3.56 | style="text-align:right;"|1,893 | style="text-align:right;"|532 | style="text-align:right;"|756 | 48.2 years | $31,600{{NZ census place summary 2018|brentwood-taupo-district|Brentwood (Taupo District)}} |
| Nukuhau-Rangatira Park | style="text-align:right;"|2.87 | style="text-align:right;"|2,442 | style="text-align:right;"|851 | style="text-align:right;"|975 | 44.6 years | $31,700{{NZ census place summary 2018|nukuhau-rangatira-park|Nukuhau-Rangatira Park}} |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | style="text-align:left;"| $31,800 |
Marae
The suburb has two marae.
- Nukuhau Marae and Rauhoto meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Rauhoto and Ngāti Te Urunga.{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri}}{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}} In October 2020, the Government committed $1,338,668 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 4 other Ngāti Tūwharetoa marae, creating 19 jobs.{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=Provincial Growth Fund |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}
- Te Rangiita Marae and meeting house for the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Ruingarangi.
Education
St Patrick's Catholic School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school,{{cite web |title=St Patrick's Catholic School Official School Website |url=http://www.stpatstaupo.school.nz |website=stpatstaupo.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=St Patrick's Catholic School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=1750 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1750|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=St Patrick's Catholic School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1750 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The school opened in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/stpatstaupo.school.nz/home/about-us/history-of-st-pats|title=History of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School|publisher=St Patrick's Catholic Primary School|accessdate=21 November 2020}}