Nukuhau#Demographics
{{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 General 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}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| 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-Rangatira Park covers {{Convert|6.40|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised)|access-date=17 May 2025}} 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|3,705|2018|4,332|2023|4,860|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Brentwood (Taupo District) (188400) and Nukuhau-Rangatira Park (188500)}}}}
Nukuhau-Rangatira Park had a population of 4,860 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 528 people (12.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,155 people (31.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,364 males, 2,487 females, and 9 people of other genders in 1,992 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%2Bdo1.53180%2B188400%2B188501%2B188502.2023&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}} 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 47.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 801 people (16.5%) aged under 15 years, 675 (13.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,115 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,269 (26.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 79.8% European (Pākehā); 20.2% Māori; 2.5% Pasifika; 9.8% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori by 4.9%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 10.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 32.3% Christian, 2.3% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 2.3% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.9%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 780 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,304 (56.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 972 (23.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 420 people (10.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,941 (47.8%) full-time, 561 (13.8%) part-time, and 81 (2.0%) 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%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.53180.2013%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=Nukuhau-Rangatira Park (53180)}}
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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://www.stpatstaupo.school.nz/our-school/our-story/|title=Our Story|publisher=St Patrick's Catholic Primary School|accessdate=17 May 2025}}