Tahawai#Tahawai statistical area
{{Short description|Rural community in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tahawai
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Rural locality
| image_skyline = Kauri Point Jetty, Bay of Plenty, NZ.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kauri Point Jetty
| etymology =
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| image_map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|-37.519|175.920}}|zoom=9}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|-37.519|175.920|region:NZ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Bay of Plenty
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = Western Bay of Plenty District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward
| subdivision_type4 = Community
| subdivision_name4 = Katikati Community
| leader_title = Territorial Authority
| leader_name = Western Bay of Plenty District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Bay of Plenty Regional Council
| leader_title2 = Mayor of Western Bay of Plenty
| leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Western Bay of Plenty District Mayor|y}}
| leader_title3 = Coromandel MP
| leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Coromandel MP|y}}
| leader_title4 = Waiariki MP
| leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waiariki MP|y}}
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Coromandel|Waiariki (Māori)}}
| area_total_km2 = 20.99
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| population_as_of = 2023 Census
| population_total = 1,017
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postcode(s)
| postal_code = 3170
| website =
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Tahawai is a rural locality in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. {{NZlSH|2}} runs through it. A peninsula on the eastern side of the area in Tauranga Harbour ends with the small settlements of Tuapiro Point,{{cite web|url=https://www.westernbay.govt.nz/recreation/walking-tracks-and-trails/tuapiro-point|title=Tuapiro Point|publisher=Western Bay of Plenty District Council|access-date=27 November 2020}} Ongare Point and Kauri Point, with a walkway between the latter two.{{cite web|url=https://motowalknz.com/2016/03/05/kauri-point-ongare-point/|title=Kauri Point – Ongare Point|date=3 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.westernbay.govt.nz/recreation/walking-tracks-and-trails/kauri-point-historic-reserve|title=Kauri Point Historic Reserve|publisher=Western Bay of Plenty District Council|access-date=27 November 2020}} A smaller peninsula further north ends at Tanners Point.{{cite web|url=https://www.westernbay.govt.nz/recreation/walking-tracks-and-trails/tanners-point|title=Tanners Point|publisher=Western Bay of Plenty District Council|access-date=27 November 2020}}
Demographics
Tahawai locality, which includes Tanners Point, Ongare Point and Kauri Point, covers {{Convert|20.99|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 May 2025}} It is part of the larger Tahawai 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|957|2013|966|2018|1,014|2023|1,017|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for the locality|source={{NZ census 2018|7013522, 7013524, 7013526, 7013527, 7013528, 7013529, 7013535 and 7013536}}|footnote=The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 20.60 km2.}}
Tahawai locality had a population of 1,017 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people (0.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 51 people (5.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 546 males and 474 females in 393 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%2Bdo1.7013524%2B7013526%2B7013527%2B7013528%2B7013529%2B7013535%2B7013536%2B7033110.2023&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}} 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 129 people (12.7%) aged under 15 years, 132 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 471 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 276 (27.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.5% European (Pākehā), 18.3% Māori, 3.8% Pasifika, 5.0% Asian, and 4.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori by 2.7%, and other languages by 8.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.9% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.2%, and 8.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 168 (18.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 516 (58.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 201 (22.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 84 people (9.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 396 (44.6%) full-time, 153 (17.2%) part-time, and 36 (4.1%) 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.7013524%2B7013526%2B7013527%2B7013528%2B7013529%2B7013535%2B7013536%2B7033110.2013%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=7013524, 7013526, 7013527, 7013528, 7013529, 7013535, 7013536 and 7033110}}
=Tahawai statistical area=
Tahawai statistical area covers {{Convert|82.11|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=24 May 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tahawai|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tahawai|y}}|R}}/82.11|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,743|2013|1,707|2018|1,833|2023|1,839|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for the statistical area|source={{NZ census 2018|Tahawai (190300)|tahawai|Tahawai}}}}
Tahawai had a population of 1,839 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (0.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 132 people (7.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 948 males, 891 females, and 3 people of other genders in 726 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%2Bdo1.190300.2023&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}} 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 55.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 216 people (11.7%) aged under 15 years, 246 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 840 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 537 (29.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 88.4% European (Pākehā); 15.2% Māori; 2.8% Pasifika; 4.1% Asian; 0.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 4.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori by 2.4%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 7.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.4% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 0.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.8% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.4%, and 9.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 312 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 951 (58.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 354 (21.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 153 people (9.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 732 (45.1%) full-time, 294 (18.1%) part-time, and 42 (2.6%) 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.190300.2013%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=Tahawai (190300)}}
References
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{{Western Bay of Plenty District}}
Category:Western Bay of Plenty District