Tahawai

Tahawai is a rural locality in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. runs through it. A peninsula on the eastern side of the area in Tauranga Harbour ends with the small settlements of Tuapiro Point, Ongare Point and Kauri Point, with a walkway between the latter two. A smaller peninsula further north ends at Tanners Point.

Demographics

Tahawai locality, which includes Tanners Point, Ongare Point and Kauri Point, covers. It is part of the larger Tahawai statistical area.
Tahawai locality had a population of 1,017 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 51 people since the 2013 census. There were 546 males and 474 females in 393 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 129 people aged under 15 years, 132 aged 15 to 29, 471 aged 30 to 64, and 276 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.5% European, 18.3% Māori, 3.8% Pasifika, 5.0% Asian, and 4.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori by 2.7%, and other languages by 8.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.5%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.9% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.2%, and 8.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 168 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 516 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 201 people exclusively held high school qualifications. 84 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 396 full-time, 153 part-time, and 36 unemployed.

Tahawai statistical area

Tahawai statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
Tahawai had a population of 1,839 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 132 people since the 2013 census. There were 948 males, 891 females, and 3 people of other genders in 726 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 55.0 years. There were 216 people aged under 15 years, 246 aged 15 to 29, 840 aged 30 to 64, and 537 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 88.4% European ; 15.2% Māori; 2.8% Pasifika; 4.1% Asian; 0.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 4.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori by 2.4%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 7.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.3%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.4% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 0.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.8% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.4%, and 9.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 312 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 951 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 354 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 153 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 732 full-time, 294 part-time, and 42 unemployed.