Pōhara

Pōhara
Settlement
A Cabbage tree on Pōhara Beach
Coordinates: 40°50′02″S 172°53′06″E / 40.834°S 172.885°E / -40.834; 172.885Coordinates: 40°50′02″S 172°53′06″E / 40.834°S 172.885°E / -40.834; 172.885
Country	New Zealand
Territorial authority	Tasman
Ward	Golden Bay Ward
Area [1]
• Total	8.06 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	516
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)

Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is , part of Golden Bay / Mohua

The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.^[3]

In the peak holiday season between Christmas and the end of the year, Pōhara beach has up to 700 visitors a day.^[4]

Demographics[]

Pōhara[]

Pōhara, comprising the SA1 statistical areas of 7022534, 7022535, 7022536 and 7022539, covers 8.04 km² (3.10 sq mi).^[1] It had a population of 516 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (1.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12 people (2.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 231 households. There were 240 males and 282 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.85 males per female, with 69 people (13.4%) aged under 15 years, 30 (5.8%) aged 15 to 29, 264 (51.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 150 (29.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.9% European/Pākehā, 7.0% Māori, 2.9% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 61.0% had no religion, 25.0% were Christian, 1.2% were Buddhist and 4.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 111 (24.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 66 (14.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 159 (35.6%) people were employed full-time, 93 (20.8%) were part-time, and 12 (2.7%) were unemployed.^[2]

Pōhara-Abel Tasman statistical area[]

The larger Pōhara-Abel Tasman SA2 statistical area also includes Motupipi and Tata Beach, and covers 326.05 km² (125.89 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 1,570 as of June 2021,^[5] with a population density of 4.8 people per km².

Pōhara-Abel Tasman had a population of 1,470 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 27 people (1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 48 people (3.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 597 households. There were 708 males and 762 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 50.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 234 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 159 (10.8%) aged 15 to 29, 744 (50.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 330 (22.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.3% European/Pākehā, 7.1% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 2.0% 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 22.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 64.3% had no religion, 21.4% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 1.4% were Buddhist and 3.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 276 (22.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 186 (15.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 471 (38.1%) people were employed full-time, 297 (24.0%) were part-time, and 33 (2.7%) were unemployed.^[6]

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