Kuratau
Rural settlement
Kuratau Beach
Kuratau Beach
Coordinates: 38°53′36″S 175°46′11″E / 38.893347°S 175.769783°E / -38.893347; 175.769783
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato region
DistrictTaupō District
WardTurangi-Tongariro Ward
CommunityTurangi-Tongariro Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityTaupō District Council
 • Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total120
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)

Kuratau is a small village north of Pukawa, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō.[3]

The Kuratau Power Station was built on the Kuratau River near the town and completed in 1962.

The local Poukura Marae and Parekawa meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Parekāwa.[4][5]

Lake Taupō is eroding Kuratau's foreshore at an increasing rate.[6]

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Kuratau as a rural settlement, which covers 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 120 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 27 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupo Bays statistical area.[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200687—    
201393+0.96%
201893+0.00%
Source: [8]

Kuratau had a population of 93 at the 2018 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (6.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 60 households, comprising 48 males and 48 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 64.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6 people (6.5%) aged under 15 years, 6 (6.5%) aged 15 to 29, 39 (41.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (48.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.5% European/Pākehā, 6.5% Māori, and 6.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 38.7% had no religion, 51.6% were Christian, and 3.2% had Māori religious beliefs.

Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (31.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 12 (13.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 18 people (20.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 33 (37.9%) people were employed full-time, and 12 (13.8%) were part-time.[8]

Education

Kuratau School is a co-educational state primary school,[9][10] with a roll of 89 as of April 2023.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ↑ "Place name detail: Kuratau". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Charlie (25 March 2023). "The 'idyllic' community being eaten away by the electricity market". Stuff.
  7. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Lake Taupo Bays
  8. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013295.
  9. ↑ "Kuratau School Official School Website". kuratau.school.nz.
  10. ↑ "Kuratau School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Kuratau School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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