Purau

Purau is a small town in Canterbury, New Zealand, facing Lyttelton Harbour.

Purau
Purau
Purau
Coordinates: 43°38′30.44″S 172°45′8.23″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury Region
DistrictChristchurch City
WardBanks Peninsula
Area
[1]
 • Total0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Total615
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)

Geography

Purau is located on Banks Peninsula, one of the southern bays forming Lyttelton Harbour.

History

Purau has a long history of Māori settlement. Ngāti Māmoe lived here prior to Ngāi Tahu settling the bay. There are many Māori burial sites in the area.[3]

European occupation started in 1843, when the Greenwood brothers started a farm here. They sold to the Rhodes brothers in 1847 (William Barnard and George, with the latter taking over management of the station).[4][5] When Robert Heaton Rhodes, another of the Rhodes brothers, came to New Zealand in 1850, he took over Purau.[6]

Demographics

Purau is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi).[1] It is part of the Eastern Bays-Banks Peninsula SA2 statistical area.[7]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200663—    
201351−2.97%
201869+6.23%
Source: [2]

Purau had a population of 69 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (35.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (9.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 33 households. There were 33 males and 33 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 52.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 9 people (13.0%) aged under 15 years, 6 (8.7%) aged 15 to 29, 39 (56.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (21.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.7% European/Pākehā, 13.0% Māori, and 4.3% Pacific peoples (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 47.8% had no religion, 26.1% were Christian and 4.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (30.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 6 (10.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 27 (45.0%) people were employed full-time, 12 (20.0%) were part-time, and 3 (5.0%) were unemployed.[2]

  • Panorama of Purau Bay
    Panorama of Purau Bay
  • A house in Purau
    A house in Purau
  • Beach
    Beach
  • Bridge across Purau Stream
    Bridge across Purau Stream

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7026638.
  3. "Purau". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. McLintock, A. H. (1966). "Rhodes Brothers". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. Leopold George Dyke Acland (1946). "Land Tax And Advances To Settlers' Department". The Early Canterbury Runs: Containing the First, Second and Third (new) Series. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. Pinney, Robert. "George Rhodes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. 2018 Census place summary: Eastern Bays-Banks Peninsula
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