Pōhara

Pōhara is a rural locality in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. The locality is northeast of Tākaka and southwest of Tata Beach. To the north is Limestone Bay, part of Golden Bay / Mohua

Pōhara
Settlement
A cabbage tree on Pōhara Beach
A cabbage tree on Pōhara Beach
Coordinates: 40.834°S 172.885°E / -40.834; 172.885
CountryNew Zealand
Territorial authorityTasman
WardGolden Bay Ward
Area
  Total8.06 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total516
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)

The official spelling was changed from "Pohara" to "Pōhara" by the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa on 5 November 2018.[3]

In the peak holiday season between Christmas and the end of the year, Pōhara beach has up to 700 visitors a day.[4]

Demographics

Pōhara

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006504    
2013507+0.08%
2018516+0.35%
Source: [2]

Pōhara, comprising the SA1 statistical areas of 7022534, 7022535, 7022536 and 7022539, covers 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi).[1] It had a population of 516 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (1.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12 people (2.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 231 households. There were 240 males and 282 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.85 males per female, with 69 people (13.4%) aged under 15 years, 30 (5.8%) aged 15 to 29, 264 (51.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 150 (29.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.9% European/Pākehā, 7.0% Māori, 2.9% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 61.0% had no religion, 25.0% were Christian, 1.2% were Buddhist and 4.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 111 (24.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 66 (14.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 159 (35.6%) people were employed full-time, 93 (20.8%) were part-time, and 12 (2.7%) were unemployed.[2]

Pōhara-Abel Tasman statistical area

The larger Pōhara-Abel Tasman SA2 statistical area also includes Motupipi and Tata Beach, and covers 326.05 km2 (125.89 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 1,570 as of June 2022,[5] with a population density of 4.8 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,422    
20131,443+0.21%
20181,470+0.37%
Source: [6]

Pōhara-Abel Tasman had a population of 1,470 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 27 people (1.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 48 people (3.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 597 households. There were 708 males and 762 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 50.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 234 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 159 (10.8%) aged 15 to 29, 744 (50.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 330 (22.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.3% European/Pākehā, 7.1% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 2.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 22.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 64.3% had no religion, 21.4% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 1.4% were Buddhist and 3.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 276 (22.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 186 (15.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 471 (38.1%) people were employed full-time, 297 (24.0%) were part-time, and 33 (2.7%) were unemployed.[6]

Marae

Onetahua Kōkiri Marae is located in Pōhara. It includes Te Ao Marama wharenui (meeting house) and it is a marae (meeting ground) for Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu and Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui.[7]

References

  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7022534, 7022535, 7022536 and 7022539.
  3. "Notice of Approved Official Geographic Names". New Zealand Gazette Te Kāhiti o Aotearoa. 5 November 2018.
  4. "Pōhara Beach". Tasman District Council. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Pōhara-Abel Tasman (300600). 2018 Census place summary: Pōhara-Abel Tasman
  7. "Onetahua (Takaka)". Māori Maps. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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