Puketaha
Rural community in Waikato, New Zealand
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Puketaha is a rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
- Waikato
- Hauraki-Waikato (Māori)
Puketaha | |
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Rural community | |
Hamilton Puketaha & Cambridge war memorials | |
 Interactive map of Puketaha | |
| Coordinates: 37.720615°S 175.326971°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Waikato District |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waikato District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Waikato | Aksel Bech[1] |
| • Waikato MP | Tim van de Molen[2] |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.68 km2 (9.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census)[5] | |
• Total | 771 |
| • Density | 30.0/km2 (77.8/sq mi) |
Demographics
Puketaha covers 25.68 km2 (9.92 sq mi).[4] It is part of the larger Hamilton Park statistical area.[6]
Puketaha had a population of 771 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (5.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 135 people (21.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 402 males and 369 females in 234 dwellings.[8] 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 180 people (23.3%) aged under 15 years, 147 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 345 (44.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 90 (11.7%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.9% European (Pākehā); 16.7% Māori; 3.5% Pasifika; 10.5% Asian; 1.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori language by 3.9%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.2% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 15.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 37.4% Christian, 1.2% Hindu, 0.8% Islam, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 2.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.6%, and 8.6% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 162 (27.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 336 (56.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 102 (17.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 99 people (16.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 321 (54.3%) people were employed full-time, 96 (16.2%) were part-time, and 6 (1.0%) were unemployed.[5]