Colville, New Zealand

Demographics

Colville township is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 44.28 km2 and includes the area around Colville Bay and to the east of it but not including the east coast of the peninsula. The SA1 area is part of the larger Colville statistical area.

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 174 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (9.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 45 people (34.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 84 males, 90 females and 3 people of other genders in 57 dwellings. 6.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 52.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 33 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 9 (5.2%) aged 15 to 29, 81 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (29.3%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 96.6% European (Pākehā); 12.1% Māori; 3.4% Pasifika; 3.4% Asian; and 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori language by 3.4%, and other languages by 15.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 15.5% Christian, 5.2% Buddhist, and 1.7% New Age. People who answered that they had no religion were 67.2%, and 10.3% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (23.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 78 (55.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 30 (21.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $23,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (2.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 42 (29.8%) people were employed full-time, 27 (19.1%) were part-time, and 6 (4.3%) were unemployed.

Colville statistical area

Colville statistical area is much larger than the town, and covers the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula north of the Waikawau River and the entire area north of and including Kennedy Bay, but excludes Coromandel town. It covers 543.30 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Colville statistical area had a population of 1,563 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 78 people (5.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 273 people (21.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 801 males, 762 females and 3 people of other genders in 582 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 52.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 240 people (15.4%) aged under 15 years, 153 (9.8%) aged 15 to 29, 729 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 438 (28.0%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.2% European (Pākehā); 40.3% Māori; 4.2% Pasifika; 1.2% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.3%, Māori language by 14.0%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 6.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 20.7% Christian, 4.8% Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.2% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 63.3%, and 8.3% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 231 (17.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 753 (56.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 336 (25.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $27,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 81 people (6.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 456 (34.5%) people were employed full-time, 213 (16.1%) were part-time, and 57 (4.3%) were unemployed.

Education

Colville School, opened in 1891, is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of students as of .

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References

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