Kuratau
Kuratau | |
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Rural settlement | |
Waikato Regional Council | |
Area | |
• Total | 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 120 |
• Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
Kuratau is a small village north of Pukawa, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō.[3]
The Kuratau Power Station was built on the Kuratau River near the town and completed in 1962.
The local Poukura Marae and Parekawa meeting house is a meeting place of the
Lake Taupō is eroding Kuratau's foreshore at an increasing rate.[6]
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Kuratau as a rural settlement, which covers 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 120 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 27 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupo Bays statistical area.[7]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 87 | — |
2013 | 93 | +0.96% |
2018 | 93 | +0.00% |
Source: [8] |
Kuratau had a population of 93 at the
Ethnicities were 93.5% European/Pākehā, 6.5% Māori, and 6.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 38.7% had no religion, 51.6% were Christian, and 3.2% had Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (31.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 12 (13.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 18 people (20.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 33 (37.9%) people were employed full-time, and 12 (13.8%) were part-time.[8]
Education
Kuratau School is a co-educational state primary school,[9][10] with a roll of 89 as of February 2024.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ^ "Place name detail: Kuratau". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ Mitchell, Charlie (25 March 2023). "The 'idyllic' community being eaten away by the electricity market". Stuff.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Lake Taupo Bays
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013295.
- ^ "Kuratau School Official School Website". kuratau.school.nz.
- ^ "Kuratau School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- Education Review Office.