Kaingaroa, Bay of Plenty
Kaingaroa, also called Kaingaroa Forest or Kaingaroa Village, is a small town southeast of Rotorua within the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is the headquarters of Kaingaroa Forest.
Demographics
Kaingaroa is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Kaingaroa is part of the larger Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa statistical area.Kaingaroa had a population of 414 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 12 people since the 2013 census. There were 216 males, 198 females, and 3 people of other genders in 138 dwellings. 1.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.6 years. There were 84 people aged under 15 years, 99 aged 15 to 29, 186 aged 30 to 64, and 45 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 27.5% European, 88.4% Māori, 5.1% Pasifika, and 2.2% Asian. English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 24.6%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 0.7%. No language could be spoken by 0.7%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 3.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 21.0% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 12.3% Māori religious beliefs, and 0.7% New Age. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.2%, and 13.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 12 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 168 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 147 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $25,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 117 full-time, 42 part-time, and 30 unemployed.
Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa statistical area
Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa statistical area, which also includes Lake Ōkareka and Lake Tarawera, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa had a population of 1,875 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 12 people since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 6 people since the 2013 census. There were 969 males, 903 females, and 3 people of other genders in 747 dwellings. 1.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.3 years. There were 348 people aged under 15 years, 306 aged 15 to 29, 921 aged 30 to 64, and 303 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 75.2% European ; 37.1% Māori; 1.9% Pasifika; 3.0% Asian; 0.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.2%, Māori by 10.1%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 6.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.2% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 3.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.3%, and 9.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 381 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 804 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 339 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 228 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 777 full-time, 246 part-time, and 51 unemployed.
Marae
Te Huingawaka Marae is local meeting ground for the Tūhoe hapū of Ngāti Kaingaroa and Nga Tipuna O Te Motu. The marae building is a former cookhouse.In October 2020, the Government committed $461,159 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae, creating 8 jobs.