Thames-Coromandel District

The Thames-Coromandel District is a territorial authority district in the North Island of New Zealand, covering all the Coromandel Peninsula and extending south to Hikutaia.

It is administered by the Thames-Coromandel District Council, which has its seat in the town of Thames. It was the first district council to be formed in New Zealand, being constituted in 1975. The district lies within the Waikato Regional Council area. Its only land boundary is with Hauraki District.

Demographics
The district had a population of  live in Thames,  in Whitianga,  in Whangamatā, and  in Coromandel.

Thames-Coromandel District covers 2207.96 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Thames-Coromandel District had a population of 31,995 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,100 people (7.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 5,817 people (22.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 27,222 dwellings. The median age was 55.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 4,359 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 3,525 (11.0%) aged 15 to 29, 13,284 (41.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,824 (33.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.4% European/Pākehā, 18.8% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, 3.6% Asian, 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.3% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Thames-Coromandel District had a population of 29,895 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 12,471 households, comprising 14,625 males and 15,273 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 16.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.4% had no religion, 33.0% were Christian, 1.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 3,591 (14.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 5,874 (23.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 2,622 people (10.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 9,414 (37.1%) people were employed full-time, 4,359 (17.2%) were part-time, and 633 (2.5%) were unemployed.

Local government
The Thames-Coromandel District Council was formed from the amalgamation of the Thames Borough, Thames County and Coromandel County councils in 1975, and is led by the Mayor of Thames-Coromandel.

History
In 1923, the constituent counties included -