Ahititi
Ahititi is a locality in Taranaki, New Zealand. New [Zealand State Highway 3|State Highway 3] runs through it. Mokau is 23 km to the north, Mimi is 26 km to the south-west, and Kotare is 16 km to the east. The Tongaporutu River flows through the area and into the North Taranaki Bight at Tongaporutu to the northwest. The name means "fire for cooking" "muttonbirds".
Demographics
Ahititi locality covers. The locality is part of the Mount Messenger statistical area.Ahititi locality had a population of 210 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 51 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 30 people since the 2013 census. There were 111 males and 99 females in 99 dwellings. The median age was 50.7 years. There were 36 people aged under 15 years, 30 aged 15 to 29, 102 aged 30 to 64, and 42 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 91.4% European ; 24.3% Māori; 1.4% Pasifika; 1.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.6%, Māori by 2.9%, and other languages by 1.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 7.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 37.1% Christian, and 1.4% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.3%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 105 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 54 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $27,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 12 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 72 full-time, 33 part-time, and 3 unemployed.