Tauranga Taupō

Tauranga Taupō
Rural settlement
Waikato Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	170
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)

Tauranga Taupō is a semi-rural area located at the mouth of Tauranga Taupō River, on the southern shores of Lake Taupō in New Zealand's North Island.

Settlements

The area includes three contiguous settlements: Oruatua, near the mouth of the

The closest towns are Tūrangi which is 13km south of Te Rangiita and Taupō, which is 37km northwest .

History

The shores of Lake Taupō were first inhabited by

Colonisation

Europeans began arriving to the Taupō area in the early nineteenth century.[11] The first road along the south eastern side of the lake was built in 1883. 1924 saw the construction of the Tauranga-Taupō bridge completing the road from Taupō to Tokaanu.^[12] This would later become State Highway One.

Māori Sites

The local Waitetoko Marae is a

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Oruatua-Te Rangiita-Waitetoko as a rural settlement, which covers 2.75 km² (1.06 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 170 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 62 people per km². The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupo Bays statistical area.^[15]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	147	—
2013	147	+0.00%
2018	162	+1.96%
Source: [16]

Oruatua-Te Rangiita-Waitetoko had a population of 162 at the

. There were 69 households, comprising 81 males and 81 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 53.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24 people (14.8%) aged under 15 years, 24 (14.8%) aged 15 to 29, 75 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (24.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 75.9% European/Pākehā, 31.5% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.7% had no religion, 35.2% were Christian, 1.9% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (10.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 24 (17.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 15 people (10.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 54 (39.1%) people were employed full-time, 24 (17.4%) were part-time, and 6 (4.3%) were unemployed.^[16]

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