Kerikeri Inlet (town)

Kerikeri Inlet is a settlement on the south side of the inlet of the same name in the Far North District of New Zealand. It is 10 km west of Kerikeri by road.[3]

Kerikeri Inlet
Coordinates: 35.215°S 174.027°E / -35.215; 174.027
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
WardBay of Islands/Whangaroa
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityFar North District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total500
 • Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)

A private developer built a boat ramp and jetty at Windsor Point around 2000, but subsequently abandoned them. The ramp was bought by the Far North District Council, but the only land access was across private property. In 2019 work started to create a sealed access road and car park.[4] Opposition to the development led to a four-day occupation of the land followed by a rāhui placed by Te Uri Taniwha against further construction or dredging.[5] The dispute was resolved in late 2020 and the new facilities were complete in May 2021.[6]

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Kerikeri Inlet as a rural settlement. It covers 14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 500 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 35 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Puketona-Waitangi statistical area.[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006363—    
2013390+1.03%
2018447+2.77%
Source: [8]

Kerikeri Inlet had a population of 447 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (14.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 84 people (23.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 171 households, comprising 234 males and 210 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female, with 66 people (14.8%) aged under 15 years, 48 (10.7%) aged 15 to 29, 198 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 135 (30.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 92.6% European/Pākehā, 18.1% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, and 2.0% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.4% had no religion, 25.5% were Christian, 1.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 75 (19.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 54 (14.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 66 people (17.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 150 (39.4%) people were employed full-time, 60 (15.7%) were part-time, and 6 (1.6%) were unemployed.[8]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  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. Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). Kerikeri Inlet, Northland (Map). NZ Topo Map.
  4. "Council to increase boat access to Kerikeri Inlet". Far North District Council. 14 July 2020.
  5. De Graaf, Peter (23 January 2020). "Protest group places rāhui on Kerikeri Inlet carpark plans". Northern Advocate.
  6. De Graaf, Peter (19 May 2021). "New road, trailer parking open up boat access to south Kerikeri Inlet". Northern Advocate.
  7. 2018 Census place summary: Puketona-Waitangi
  8. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000262, 7000264 and 7000265.
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