Minginui

Demographics

Stats NZ describes Minginui as a rural settlement, which covers 0.88 km2. It is part of the Galatea statistical area.

Minginui had a population of 168 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (14.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 33 people (24.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 90 males and 78 females in 39 dwellings. The median age was 32.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 39 people (23.2%) aged under 15 years, 36 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 75 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 21 (12.5%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 21.4% European (Pākehā), 92.9% Māori, and 10.7% Pasifika. English was spoken by 96.4%, and Māori by 44.6%. No language could be spoken by 3.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 1.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 25.0% Christian, 1.8% Hindu, and 17.9% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.8%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (9.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 57 (44.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 60 (46.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $28,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people (2.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 54 (41.9%) full-time, 12 (9.3%) part-time, and 9 (7.0%) unemployed.

Climate

| Jan record high C = 34.5 | Feb record high C = 32.6 | Mar record high C = 29.6 | Apr record high C = 26.1 | May record high C = 23.5 | Jun record high C = 18.2 | Jul record high C = 19.0 | Aug record high C = 19.8 | Sep record high C = 22.5 | Oct record high C = 28.2 | Nov record high C = 29.0 | Dec record high C = 31.3 | year record high C = 34.5 |Jan record low C = -1.1 |Feb record low C = -5.0 |Mar record low C = -5.0 |Apr record low C = -7.0 |May record low C = -12.0 |Jun record low C = -10.5 |Jul record low C = -10.7 |Aug record low C = -9.2 |Sep record low C = -8.1 |Oct record low C = -7.8 |Nov record low C = -5.4 |Dec record low C = -3.5 |year record low C = -12.0 | Jan avg record high C = 29.7 | Feb avg record high C = 28.9 | Mar avg record high C = 25.8 | Apr avg record high C = 22.6 | May avg record high C = 18.3 | Jun avg record high C = 16.4 | Jul avg record high C = 15.3 | Aug avg record high C = 16.9 | Sep avg record high C = 19.0 | Oct avg record high C = 22.9 | Nov avg record high C = 25.5 | Dec avg record high C = 27.2 | year avg record high C = 30.3 | Jan avg record low C = 2.1 | Feb avg record low C = 2.2 | Mar avg record low C = -0.8 | Apr avg record low C = -2.5 | May avg record low C = -5.5 | Jun avg record low C = -6.6 | Jul avg record low C = -6.9 | Aug avg record low C = -5.9 | Sep avg record low C = -4.1 | Oct avg record low C = -2.9 | Nov avg record low C = -0.8 | Dec avg record low C = 1.4 | year avg record low C = -8.2 |access-date = 12 Jul 2024}}{{cite web |access-date = 10 Nov 2025}}

References

References

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