Tamarau
Tamarau is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne. It is located to the southeast of the city centre.
Demographics
Tamarau covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Tamarau had a population of 2,676 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 309 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 432 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,299 males, 1,371 females, and 9 people of other genders in 759 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 30.1 years. There were 708 people aged under 15 years, 624 aged 15 to 29, 1,053 aged 30 to 64, and 288 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 39.1% European ; 76.0% Māori; 7.7% Pasifika; 2.2% Asian; 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 0.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.7%, Māori by 22.5%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 4.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.2%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 8.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.6% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 7.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.3%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 228 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,101 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 633 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 63 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 927 full-time, 255 part-time, and 99 unemployed.