Puriri, New Zealand
Puriri | |
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Coordinates: 37°13′47″S 175°38′14″E / 37.22972°S 175.63722°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Waikato |
District | Thames-Coromandel District |
Ward | Thames ward |
Community Board | Thames Community |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Council | Thames-Coromandel District Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 260 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Puriri is a small locality on the Hauraki Plains of New Zealand.[3] It lies approximately 14 km south-east of Thames, New Zealand.
Puriri was originally a
In 1868 Puriri was the location for an official
Puriri railway station was to the west of the village[7] 59.54 km (37.00 mi) from Morrinsville and was open from 1898 to 1951.[8] The former railway is now used by the Hauraki Trail.
Demographics
Puriri is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 260 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 260 people per km2. Puriri is part of the larger Matatoki-Puriri statistical area.[9]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
2006 | 222 | — |
2013 | 204 | −1.20% |
2018 | 234 | +2.78% |
Source: [10] |
Puriri had a population of 234 at the
Ethnicities were 92.3% European/Pākehā, 19.2% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.0% had no religion, 29.5% were Christian and 1.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (10.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 51 (28.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 21 people (11.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 108 (60.0%) people were employed full-time, and 21 (11.7%) were part-time.[10]
Education
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 August 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: Puriri". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ a b Rogers, Lawrence M. (1973). Te Wiremu: A Biography of Henry Williams. Pegasus Press. pp. 113, 115, 122, 129–130.
- ^ James Hamlin, Diary 1830-1832. MS 0560, Hocken Library.
- ^ KaeLewis.com, Goldminers of Thames, New Zealand 1868, accessed 28 May 2007
- ^ "Sheet: SAK10". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1934. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Stations". NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Matatoki-Puriri
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7010778.
- ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Puriri School". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- ^ Puriri School Eightieth Jubilee, 1881-1961, October 20th-22nd, 1961. Puriri School. 1961.
- ^ "NOTES". Ohinemuri Regional History Journal 47. September 2003. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- ^ Board of Foreign Missions and of the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church (1838). The Missionary Chronicle. pp. 327–328.