Waiomu
Waiomu | |
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Coordinates: 37°01′37″S 175°30′58″E / 37.027°S 175.516°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 | 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 380 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Waiomu is a settlement on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, between Tapu to the north and Te Puru to the south. State Highway 25 runs through it.[3]
Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk is a
In the hills above Waiomu lays the abandoned Monowai mine.[5] Parts of it can be seen on the Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk.
Demographics
Waiomu is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 380 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 99 people per km2. Waiomu is part of the larger Thames Coast statistical area.[6]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 384 | — |
2013 | 339 | −1.76% |
2018 | 354 | +0.87% |
Source: [7] |
Waiomu had a population of 354 at the
Ethnicities were 79.7% European/Pākehā, 28.8% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 0.8% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.5% had no religion, 34.7% were Christian and 0.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (10.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 84 (26.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 24 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 93 (29.5%) people were employed full-time, 48 (15.2%) were part-time, and 9 (2.9%) were unemployed.[7]
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)
- ^ Harriss, Gavin (March 2022). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Waiomu, Waikato.
- ^ "Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk". New Zealand Department of Conservation. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Monowai Mine". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Thames Coast
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7010687, 7010688 and 7010693.