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Hikuai

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nameHikuai
image_skylineTairua River.jpg
image_captionTairua River at Hikuai
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNew Zealand
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Waikato
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Thames-Coromandel District
subdivision_type3Ward
subdivision_name3South Eastern ward
subdivision_type4Community Board
subdivision_name4Tairua-Pauanui Community
leader_titleCouncil
leader_nameThames-Coromandel District Council
leader_title1Regional council
leader_name1Waikato Regional Council
leader_title2Mayor of Thames-Coromandel
leader_name2
leader_title3Coromandel MP
leader_name3
leader_title4Hauraki-Waikato MP
leader_name4
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Hikuai is a small community on the Tairua River near the base of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies 40 km north of Waihi and 10 km southwest of Tairua, close to the junction of State Highways 25 and 25A, the latter of which is a winding road cutting across the steep Coromandel Range of hills. It is a tourist hot spot at times such as New Zealand Labour Day weekend, the Christmas and New Year holiday, and especially when Tairua and Pauanui are busy.

It is prone to heavy precipitation and floods (accelerated by the nearby Tairua River) which occasionally causes impassibility. The cellphone and electricity coverage is patchy but is intact. It has a large colonial and gold mining history making it a special place to explore. Various adventure operators exist and they provide an interesting glance at history and lifestyle.

Demographics

Hikuai statistical area covers an area of the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula which surrounds but does not include Tairua and Pauanui. It has an area of 284.15 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Hikuai statistical area had a population of 270 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (13.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 51 people (23.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 135 males and 135 females in 90 dwellings. 4.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 45.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 51 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 27 (10.0%) aged 15 to 29, 141 (52.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (18.9%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 94.4% European (Pākehā); 18.9% Māori; 3.3% Pasifika; 1.1% Asian; and 2.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori language by 5.6%, and other languages by 7.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.1% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 13.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 22.2% Christian, 2.2% Māori religious beliefs, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 63.3%, and 8.9% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 42 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 123 (56.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 51 (23.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $37,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 15 people (6.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 105 (47.9%) people were employed full-time, 42 (19.2%) were part-time, and 3 (1.4%) were unemployed.

Education

Hikuai School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of students as of . The school was built on the present site in 1897.

Notes

References

  1. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service".
  2. {{NZ census 2018. Hikuai (167900). hikuai. Hikuai
  3. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
  4. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
  5. {{TKI. 1737. Hikuai School
  6. "Our beginnings". Hikuai School.
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