Judea, New Zealand

Judea is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2, east of Bethlehem.

Judea
Suburb
Coordinates: 37.697°S 176.134°E / -37.697; 176.134
CountryNew Zealand
CityTauranga
Local authorityTauranga City Council
Electoral wardBethlehem General Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land260 ha (640 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total5,040
Bellevue Brookfield (Waikareao Estuary)
Bethlehem
Judea
Gate Pa Tauranga South

The suburb was established as a European fortified settlement in 1864,[3] as part of an offensive against local Māori during the New Zealand Wars.[4] India Rebout, later as the Judea Redoubt and Huria Redoubt, was one of three fortified European forts in Tauranga.[5]

The local Huria Marae and Tamatea Pokaiwhenua meeting house is a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Ranginui hapū of Ngāi Tamarawaho.[6][7]

Demographics

Judea covers 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,040 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 1,938 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,852—    
20134,008+0.57%
20184,467+2.19%
Source: [8]

Judea had a population of 4,467 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 459 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 615 people (16.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,635 households, comprising 2,085 males and 2,382 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.88 males per female, with 912 people (20.4%) aged under 15 years, 870 (19.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,935 (43.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 753 (16.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 78.0% European/Pākehā, 23.9% Māori, 3.2% Pacific peoples, 7.8% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.9% had no religion, 34.2% were Christian, 2.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 591 (16.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 690 (19.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 390 people (11.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,692 (47.6%) people were employed full-time, 540 (15.2%) were part-time, and 153 (4.3%) were unemployed.[8]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Judea0.882,6042,9591,01137.9 years$26,900[9]
Te Reti1.721,8631,08362436.3 years$29,400[10]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. Pugsley, Chris (Autumn 1998). "Walking the Waikato Wars: the Battle of Te Ranga, 21 June 1864". New Zealand Defence Quarterly (20): 1–7.
  4. "Te Raupatu o Tauranga Moana: Report on the Tauranga confiscation claims" (PDF). justice.govt.nz. Waitangi Tribunal. 2004.
  5. Simons, Roy (2004). Military Intelligence in the New Zealand Wars, 1845–1864 (Thesis). Palmerston North: Massey University.
  6. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  7. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  8. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Judea (194000) and Te Reti (194100).
  9. 2018 Census place summary: Judea
  10. 2018 Census place summary: Te Reti
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