Hauraki District

Hauraki District is a territorial authority governed by the Hauraki District Council within the Hauraki region of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.

The area covered by the district extends from the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, although that town lies beyond its boundaries. It extends eastwards to the Bay of Plenty coast, taking in the southernmost part of the Coromandel Peninsula. The rest of the peninsula is part of Thames-Coromandel District.

Features of the district include the Karangahake Gorge, Whiritoa, the Hauraki Plains, Ngatea and the gold mining town of Waihi.

Demographics
Hauraki District covers 1270.12 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2. live in Paeroa and in Waihi.

Hauraki district had a population of 21,318 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,296 people (6.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 3,510 people (19.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 9,852 dwellings. The median age was 47.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 3,792 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 3,000 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 9,045 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,487 (25.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.6% European/Pākehā, 24.1% Māori, 3.6% Pasifika, 4.5% Asian, 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.3% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Hauraki District had a population of 20,022 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 7,869 households, comprising 9,885 males and 10,137 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.9% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian, 1.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,629 (10.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 4,551 (28.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,638 people (10.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 6,708 (41.2%) people were employed full-time, 2,532 (15.6%) were part-time, and 660 (4.1%) were unemployed.

Local government
In 2010, the neighbouring Franklin District was abolished with the creation of the Auckland Council, and a stretch of the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames, around Kaiaua, was added to the Hauraki District.

Populated places
Hauraki District consists of the following towns, localities, settlements and communities:


 * Paeroa Ward:
 * Awaiti
 * Hikutaia South
 * Karangahake
 * Komata North
 * Komata Reefs
 * Komata
 * Mackaytown
 * Maratoto
 * Netherton
 * Paeroa
 * Te Moananui
 * Tirohia


 * Plains Ward:
 * Horahia
 * Kaiaua
 * Kaihere
 * Kerepehi
 * Kopuarahi
 * Mangatarata
 * Miranda
 * Ngatea
 * Orongo
 * Patetonga
 * Pipiroa
 * Torehape
 * Turua
 * Waharau
 * Waitakaruru
 * Whakatīwai


 * Waihi Ward:
 * Golden Cross
 * Golden Valley
 * Waiharakeke
 * Waihi
 * Waikino
 * Waimata
 * Waitawheta
 * Waitekauri
 * Whiritoa


 * Notes: