Taipa, Northland

Taipa is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 10 runs through it. It is the westernmost of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, and separated from the others by the Taipa River.[3]

Taipa
Taipa in 1992
Taipa in 1992
Coordinates: 34.996°S 173.462°E / -34.996; 173.462
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
WardTe Hiku
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityFar North District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total180
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)

Taipa is traditionally the first landing place of Kupe, the Polynesian explorer of Aotearoa. There is a memorial near the bridge over the Taipa River.[4]

The name may have originated as Taiapa, a fence between two disputed shellfish beds.[4]

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Taipa as a rural settlement. It covers 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 180 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 333 people per km2. Taipa is part of the larger Taumarumaru statistical area.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006126—    
2013135+0.99%
2018159+3.33%
Source: [6]

Taipa had a population of 159 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 24 people (17.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (26.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 60 households, comprising 75 males and 84 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 49.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 27 people (17.0%) aged under 15 years, 18 (11.3%) aged 15 to 29, 69 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (26.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 75.5% European/Pākehā, 35.8% Māori, 3.8% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 0.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.1% had no religion, 39.6% were Christian, 3.8% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.9% were Buddhist.

Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (18.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 27 (20.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $23,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (6.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 48 (36.4%) people were employed full-time, 27 (20.5%) were part-time, and 3 (2.3%) were unemployed.[6]

Education

Taipa Area School is a coeducational composite (years 1-15) school[7] with a roll of 395 students as of April 2023.[8] The school opened as Taipa District High School in 1956, and became an area school in 1976.[9]

A school existed at Taipa in 1883[10] and was eventually replaced by the District High School.[11]

Notes
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 March 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). "NZ Topo Map" (Map). Taipa, Northland.
  4. "Taipa". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Taumarumaru
  6. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000045.
  7. Education Counts: Taipa Area School
  8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. Stead, Anne (2008). "Area School Education in Tai Tokerau" (PDF). p. 15.
  10. "Board of Education". New Zealand Herald. 29 September 1883.
  11. "Taipa School". Northland Age. 17 May 1949.
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