Kopu, New Zealand
Kopu is a settlement in on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located near Thames, in the Thames-Coromandel District in the Waikato region.
Kopu is located on the Waihou River and features the Kopu Bridge.
Demography
Totora-Kopu statistical area, which Statistics New Zealand considers part of the Thames urban area, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Totora-Kopu had a population of 903 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 12 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 93 people since the 2013 census. There were 447 males and 450 females in 354 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.5 years. There were 144 people aged under 15 years, 111 aged 15 to 29, 372 aged 30 to 64, and 276 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.4% European, 23.3% Māori, 1.0% Pasifika, 8.6% Asian, and 1.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.3%, Māori language by 4.0%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.3%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 34.2% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 2.3% Māori religious beliefs, 3.0% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.5%, and 12.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 117 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 399 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 249 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 87 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 336 people were employed full-time, 96 were part-time, and 9 were unemployed.