Kuratau
Kuratau is a small village north of Omori and south of Whareroa Village, on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō.
The Kuratau Power Station was built on the Kuratau River near the town and completed in 1962.
Lake Taupō is eroding Kuratau's foreshore at an increasing rate.
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Kuratau as a rural settlement, which covers. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupō Bays statistical area.Kuratau had a population of 105 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12 people since the 2013 census. There were 54 males and 48 females in 81 dwellings. The median age was 63.2 years. There were 6 people aged under 15 years, 9 aged 15 to 29, 45 aged 30 to 64, and 48 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 97.1% European, 14.3% Māori, and 2.9% Asian. English was spoken by 97.1%, and other languages by 5.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.9%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 2.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.4% Christian, and 2.9% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.6%, and 17.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 60 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 15 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,800, 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 33 full-time, 15 part-time, and 3 unemployed.