Kuratau
Kuratau | |
|---|---|
Rural settlement | |
 Kuratau Beach | |
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| Coordinates: 38°53′36″S 175°46′11″E / 38.893347°S 175.769783°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| District | Taupō District |
| Ward | Turangi-Tongariro General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Taupō | David Trewavas[1] |
| • Taupō MP | Louise Upston[2] |
| • Waiariki MP | Rawiri Waititi[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[5] | |
• Total | 110 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Kuratau is a small village north of Omori and south of Whareroa Village, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō.[6]
The Kuratau Power Station was built on the Kuratau River near the town and completed in 1962.
Lake Taupō is eroding Kuratau's foreshore at an increasing rate.[7]
Demographics
[edit]Statistics New Zealand describes Kuratau as a rural settlement, which covers 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 110 as of June 2024,[5] with a population density of 24 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupō Bays statistical area.[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 87 | — |
| 2013 | 93 | +0.96% |
| 2018 | 93 | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 105 | +2.46% |
| Source: [9][10] | ||
Kuratau had a population of 105 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (12.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12 people (12.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 54 males and 48 females in 81 dwellings.[11] The median age was 63.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 6 people (5.7%) aged under 15 years, 9 (8.6%) aged 15 to 29, 45 (42.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (45.7%) aged 65 or older.[9]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 97.1% European (Pākehā), 14.3% Māori, and 2.9% Asian. English was spoken by 97.1%, and other languages by 5.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 2.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[9]
Religious affiliations were 31.4% Christian, and 2.9% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.6%, and 17.1% of people did not answer the census question.[9]
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (24.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 60 (60.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 15 (15.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people (6.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 33 (33.3%) full-time, 15 (15.2%) part-time, and 3 (3.0%) unemployed.[9]
Marae
[edit]The local Poukura Marae and Parekawa meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Parekāwa.[12][13]
Education
[edit]Kuratau School is a co-educational state primary school,[14][15] with a roll of 94 as of March 2025.[16][17] Two schools opened at Hauia and Otaranga in the early 1940s and lasted for a few years. Schools at Moerangi and Rotomoho closed in 1957, when Kuratau School opened. Kuratau School was formally opened on 23 April 1958.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mayor and Councillors". Taupō District Council. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ New Zealand Electoral Commission. "Taupō - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Waiariki – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Urban Rural 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Place name detail: Kuratau". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Charlie (25 March 2023). "The 'idyllic' community being eaten away by the electricity market". Stuff.
- ^ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Urban Rural – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Kuratau (1211). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013295.
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Kuratau School Official School Website". kuratau.school.nz.
- ^ "Kuratau School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Kuratau School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "School History". Kuratau School. Retrieved 15 May 2025.