Purau

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Purau
Purau
Purau
Coordinates: 43°38′30.44″S 172°45′8.23″E / 43.6417889°S 172.7522861°E / -43.6417889; 172.7522861Coordinates: 43°38′30.44″S 172°45′8.23″E / 43.6417889°S 172.7522861°E / -43.6417889; 172.7522861
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury Region
DistrictChristchurch City
WardBanks Peninsula
Area
[1]
 • Total0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Total615
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)

Purau is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand, facing Lyttelton Harbour.

Geography[]

Purau is located on Banks Peninsula, one of the southern bays forming Lyttelton Harbour.

History[]

Purau has a long history of Māori settlement. Ngāti Māmoe lived here prior to Ngāi Tahu settling the bay. There are many Māori burial sites in the area.[3]

European occupation started in 1843, when the Greenwood brothers started a farm here. They sold to the Rhodes brothers in 1847 (William Barnard and George, with the latter taking over management of the station).[4][5] When Robert Heaton Rhodes, another of the Rhodes brothers, came to New Zealand in 1850, he took over Purau.[6]

Demographics[]

Purau is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi).[1] It is part of the Eastern Bays-Banks Peninsula SA2 statistical area.[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200663—    
201351−2.97%
201869+6.23%
Source: [2]

Purau had a population of 69 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (35.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (9.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 33 households. There were 33 males and 33 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 52.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 9 people (13.0%) aged under 15 years, 6 (8.7%) aged 15 to 29, 39 (56.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (21.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.7% European/Pākehā, 13.0% Māori, and 4.3% Pacific peoples (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 47.8% had no religion, 26.1% were Christian and 4.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (30.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 6 (10.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 27 (45.0%) people were employed full-time, 12 (20.0%) were part-time, and 3 (5.0%) were unemployed.[2]

Gallery[]

  • Panorama of Purau Bay

  • A house in Purau

  • Beach

  • Bridge across Purau Stream

References[]

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7026638.
  3. ^ "Purau". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ^ McLintock, A. H. (1966). "Rhodes Brothers". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ^ Leopold George Dyke Acland (1946). "Land Tax And Advances To Settlers' Department". The Early Canterbury Runs: Containing the First, Second and Third (new) Series. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. ^ Pinney, Robert. "George Rhodes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Eastern Bays-Banks Peninsula
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