Pauanui

The town of Pauanui (a Māori language name meaning "big pāua (abalone)")[3] is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Tairua River on its south bank, directly opposite the larger town of Tairua.[4]

Pauanui
View of Pauanui from the top of Mount Paku
View of Pauanui from the top of Mount Paku
Coordinates: 37°1′5″S 175°51′45″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictThames-Coromandel District
WardSouth Eastern ward
Community BoardTairua-Pauanui Community
Electorates
Government
 • CouncilThames-Coromandel District Council
Area
[1]
 • Total9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total1,160
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)

The two settlements are 30 kilometres east of Thames. Several islands lie off the mouth of the river, notably Slipper Island to the southeast and the Aldermen Islands 20 kilometres to the East.

The area is a popular holiday destination, with an estimated summer holiday maker population of over 15,000. Pauanui is known as New Zealand's holiday destination for the elite and wealthy. It is approximately a one-hour 50 minute drive from Auckland - New Zealand's most populous city.

The settlement has an airstrip used by recreational light-aircraft pilots and is noted for game fishing, diving, surfing and its excellent beach.

The area was developed in the late 1960s with a focus on families and included features that were first of their kind in New Zealand, such as red-coloured roads to improve the visibility of pedestrians.[5]

Demographics

Pauanui covers 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,180 as of June 2022,[6] with a population density of 119 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006801—    
2013825+0.42%
20181,005+4.03%
Source: [7]
The Pauanui airfield, with aircraft parked almost in the backyards of properties.

Pauanui had a population of 1,005 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 180 people (21.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 204 people (25.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 501 households, comprising 486 males and 519 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 63.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 96 people (9.6%) aged under 15 years, 84 (8.4%) aged 15 to 29, 372 (37.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 456 (45.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.6% European/Pākehā, 5.7% Māori, 0.6% Pacific peoples, 2.4% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.4% had no religion, 43.0% were Christian, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 120 (13.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 168 (18.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 138 people (15.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 291 (32.0%) people were employed full-time, 135 (14.9%) were part-time, and 3 (0.3%) were unemployed.[7]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 3 September 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. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 17. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  5. "Pauanui Airfield (NZUN) - About Pauanui". Thames Coromandel District Council. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Pauanui (168200). 2018 Census place summary: Pauanui
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