Hauraki District

Hauraki District
Territorial authority district
Normanby Road, Paeroa, with the former Paeroa Post Office building at left
Hauraki district within the North Island
Coordinates: 37°22′S 175°37′E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato Region
Wards	Paeroa Plains Waihi
Seat	Paeroa
Government
• Mayor	Toby Adams
• Territorial authority	Hauraki District Council
Area
• Land	1,270.12 km2 (490.40 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)
• Total	22,400
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	Map of postcodes
Website	Hauraki District Council

Hauraki District is a territorial authority governed by the Hauraki District Council within the Waikato region of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.

The area covered by the district extends from the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, although that town lies beyond its boundaries. It extends eastwards to the Bay of Plenty coast, taking in the southernmost part of the Coromandel Peninsula. The rest of the peninsula is part of Thames-Coromandel District.

Features of the district include the Karangahake Gorge, Whiritoa, the Hauraki Plains, Ngatea and the gold mining town of Waihi.

Demographics

Hauraki District covers 1,270.12 km² (490.40 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 22,400 as of June 2023, with a population density of 17.6 people per km². 4,640 live in Paeroa and 5,870 in Waihi.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	17,856	—
2013	17,808	−0.04%
2018	20,022	+2.37%
2023	21,318	+1.26%
Source:

Hauraki District had a population of 21,318 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,296 people (6.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 3,510 people (19.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 10,458 males, 10,797 females and 66 people of other genders in 8,343 dwellings. 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 47.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 3,792 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 3,000 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 9,039 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,487 (25.7%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.6% European (Pākehā); 24.1% Māori; 3.6% Pasifika; 4.5% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Māori language by 4.6%, Samoan by 0.2% and other languages by 5.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 27.3% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 1.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.0%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,659 (9.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 9,870 (56.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 5,532 (31.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 1,131 people (6.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 7,464 (42.6%) people were employed full-time, 2,433 (13.9%) were part-time, and 489 (2.8%) were unemployed.

Individual wards

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Plains Ward	605.56	6,768	11.2	2,559	42.7 years	$39,100
Paeroa Ward	279.44	6,447	23.1	2,517	49.1 years	$30,800
Waihi Ward	385.12	8,106	21.0	3,267	50.1 years	$28,900
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Local government

In 2010, the neighbouring Franklin District was abolished with the creation of the Auckland Council, and a stretch of the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames, around Kaiaua, was added to the Hauraki District.

Populated places

Hauraki District consists of the following towns, localities, settlements and communities:

• Paeroa Ward:
  • Awaiti
  • Hikutaia South
  • Karangahake
  • Komata North
  • Komata Reefs
  • Komata
  • Mackaytown
  • Maratoto
  • Netherton
  • Paeroa
  • Te Moananui
  • Tirohia

• Plains Ward:
  • Horahia
  • Kaiaua
  • Kaihere
  • Kerepehi
  • Kopuarahi
  • Mangatarata
  • Miranda
  • Ngatea
  • Orongo
  • Patetonga
  • Pipiroa
  • Torehape
  • Turua
  • Waharau
  • Waitakaruru
  • Whakatīwai

• Waihi Ward:
  • Golden Cross
  • Golden Valley
  • Waiharakeke
  • Waihi
  • Waikino
  • Waimata
  • Waitawheta
  • Waitekauri
  • Whiritoa

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