Kauwhata

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For the settlement in the Waikato District, see Te Kauwhata.
Kauwhata
Locality
Coordinates: 40°17′46″S 175°32′20″E / 40.296°S 175.539°E / -40.296; 175.539Coordinates: 40°17′46″S 175°32′20″E / 40.296°S 175.539°E / -40.296; 175.539
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui region
Territorial authorityManawatu District
WardSouthern Manawatu Rural Ward

Kauwhata is a rural locality and a statistical area in Manawatu District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand's central North Island.

The locality is named after a Māori chief who originally owned the land.[1]

Kauwhata School existed at least between 1913[2] and 1928.[3]

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,872—    
20131,917+0.34%
20181,971+0.56%
Source: [4]

The statistical area of Kauwhata, which covers 154.29 km2 (59.57 sq mi),[5] had a population of 1,971 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 54 people (2.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 99 people (5.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 666 households. There were 1,002 males and 969 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 41.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 414 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 318 (16.1%) aged 15 to 29, 966 (49.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 276 (14.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.0% European/Pākehā, 12.6% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 2.4% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 8.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 50.2% had no religion, 39.6% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 279 (17.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 297 (19.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 897 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 255 (16.4%) were part-time, and 42 (2.7%) were unemployed.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Untitled". Manawatu Standard. 31 December 1910. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Manawatu A and P Association". Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus. 7 November 1913. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Power Board". Manawatu Standard. 12 June 1928. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Kauwhata (228600). 2018 Census place summary: Kauwhata
  5. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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