Takahue
Takahue is a rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island, south of Kaitaia.
The local Takahue Marae is a meeting place of the Ngāti Kahu hapū of Te Tahawai. It includes the Ōkakewai meeting house.
Takahue is part of a statistical area called Herekino-Takahue, which extends to the western coast.
Demographics
The SA1 statistical area which includes Takahue covers. The SA1 area is part of the larger Herekino-Takahue statistical area.The SA1 statistical area had a population of 264 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 66 people since the 2013 census. There were 132 males, 132 females and 3 people of other genders in 93 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.2 years. There were 54 people aged under 15 years, 48 aged 15 to 29, 123 aged 30 to 64, and 39 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.7% European, 39.8% Māori, 3.4% Pasifika, and 1.1% Asian. English was spoken by 98.9%, Māori language by 10.2%, Samoan by 1.1% and other languages by 8.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 34.1% Christian, 1.1% Hindu, 2.3% Māori religious beliefs, 2.3% Buddhist, 1.1% New Age, and 2.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.7%, and 12.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 30 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 111 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 63 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $28,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 84 people were employed full-time, 33 were part-time, and 12 were unemployed.