Peka Peka

Peka Peka, sometimes spelled Pekapeka, is a seaside locality on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located just off State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway between Waikanae and Te Horo.
Peka Peka was briefly internationally famous when a young emperor penguin, nicknamed Happy Feet, appeared on Peka Peka beach on 21 June 2011. Emperor penguins are usually only found in the Antarctic. It had been 44 years since the species was last spotted in the wild in New Zealand.
Peka Peka Beach is a clothing-optional beach by custom. New Zealand has no official nude beaches, as public nudity is legal on any beach where it is "known to occur".

Demographics

Peka Peka statistical area covers. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
Peka Peka had a population of 702 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 90 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 198 people since the 2013 census. There were 345 males and 354 females in 276 dwellings. 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 54.5 years. There were 81 people aged under 15 years, 72 aged 15 to 29, 330 aged 30 to 64, and 216 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.7% European, 7.3% Māori, 1.7% Pasifika, 3.4% Asian, and 3.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.3%, Māori by 2.6%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 8.5%. No language could be spoken by 0.9%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 25.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 26.1% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 1.3% Islam, 1.3% Buddhist, 0.9% New Age, 0.4% Jewish, and 0.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.5%, and 4.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 201 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 309 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 99 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 144 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 264 full-time, 105 part-time, and 6 unemployed.