Upper Tākaka
Locality in Tasman District, New Zealand
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Upper Tākaka is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand. It is located in Golden Bay, 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Tākaka.
Upper Tākaka | |
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locality | |
View of the Tākaka valley from Harwood Lookout on Tākaka Hill, with the settlement of Upper Tākaka bottom left | |
 Interactive map of Upper Tākaka | |
| Coordinates: 41.029°S 172.822°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territorial authority | Tasman |
| Ward | Golden Bay Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Tasman District Council |
| • Mayor of Tasman | Tim King[1] |
| • West Coast-Tasman MP | Maureen Pugh[2] |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 403.72 km2 (155.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[5] | |
• Total | 174 |
| • Density | 0.431/km2 (1.12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 7183 |
| Area code | 03 |
Located near the head of the Tākaka valley, Upper Tākaka is on State Highway 60, at the western end of the Tākaka Hill road.[6] The settlement is home to a major electrical substation, upgraded by lines company Network Tasman in 2016, consisting of the installation of new 66/11 kV transformers, at a cost of $1.95 million.[7][8] The area suffered a decline from 1987, first with the closure of Upper Takaka School, and then a fire that razed the Rat Trap Hotel. The local hall is now the centre of community life in Upper Tākaka.[9]
Demographics
Upper Tākaka locality, which includes Uruwhenua, covers 403.72 km2 (155.88 sq mi).[4] It is part of the larger Golden Bay / Mohua statistical area.[10]
Upper Tākaka had a population of 174 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (9.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 6 people (3.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 96 males, 75 females, and 6 people of other genders in 81 dwellings.[12] 5.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 27 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 30 (17.2%) aged 15 to 29, 81 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (22.4%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 94.8% European (Pākehā), 6.9% Māori, and 1.7% Pasifika. English was spoken by 96.6%, Māori by 1.7%, and other languages by 8.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 15.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 15.5% Christian, 1.7% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 74.1%, and 8.6% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 90 (61.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 36 (24.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 9 people (6.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 72 (49.0%) full-time, 33 (22.4%) part-time, and 3 (2.0%) unemployed.[5]