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Rukuhia

Coordinates: 37°51′08″S 175°18′21″E / 37.852237°S 175.305961°E / -37.852237; 175.305961
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Rukuhia
Village
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Coordinates: 37°51′08″S 175°18′21″E / 37.852237°S 175.305961°E / -37.852237; 175.305961
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictWaipā District
WardPirongia Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWaipā District Council
 • Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
 • Mayor of WaipaSusan O'Regan[1]
 • Taranaki-King Country MPBarbara Kuriger[2]
 • Hauraki-Waikato MPHana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[3]
Area
[4]
 • Territorial
0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[5]
 • Territorial
160
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)

Rukuhia is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

It is located just south of the Hamilton suburb of Glenview, west of the Waikato District town of Tamahere and north of the Waipa towns of Ōhaupō and Te Awamutu, on State Highway 3.

The area includes several farms on the flat between the Rukuhia Swamp and the Waikato River, and the Hamilton Airport industrial area.[6]

Rukuhia translates as 'gathered together, submerged or dived for'.[6]

The Rukuhia School First World War Memorial was unveiled in June 1923, on the sixth anniversary of the Battle of Messines. It is a tribute to the 22 men from Rukuhia who served in World War I, including the nine who were killed or who died of wounds, and nine others who were wounded but survived. The memorial was rededicated on Armistice Day in 2003.[7]

The Rukuhia railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand,[8][9] established during the extension of the railway line in the 1870s.[10][11] Tests in 1981 found that the track deformed by about 12mm each time a train went over it, due to the peat swamp.[12]

Demographics

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Statistics New Zealand describes Rukuhia as a rural settlement, which covers 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 160 as of June 2024,[5] with a population density of 356 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Cameron statistical area.[13]

Historical population for Rukuhia
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006123—    
2013132+1.01%
2018159+3.79%
2023159+0.00%
Source: [14][15]

Rukuhia had a population of 159 in the 2023 New Zealand census, unchanged since the 2018 census, and an increase of 27 people (20.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 81 males and 78 females in 48 dwellings.[16] 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 48 people (30.2%) aged under 15 years, 15 (9.4%) aged 15 to 29, 78 (49.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (9.4%) aged 65 or older.[14]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 88.7% European (Pākehā); 15.1% Māori; 3.8% Pasifika; 3.8% Asian; and 1.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 96.2%, Māori language by 3.8%, Samoan by 1.9%, and other languages by 7.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.[14]

Religious affiliations were 41.5% Christian, 3.8% Hindu, and 1.9% Islam. People who answered that they had no religion were 49.1%, and 5.7% of people did not answer the census question.[14]

Of those at least 15 years old, 36 (32.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 51 (45.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 24 (21.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $53,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 18 people (16.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 75 (67.6%) people were employed full-time and 15 (13.5%) were part-time.[14]

Lake Cameron statistical area

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Lake Cameron statistical area covers 51.52 km2 (19.89 sq mi)[17] and had an estimated population of 1,750 as of June 2024,[18] with a population density of 34 people per km2.

Historical population for Lake Cameron
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,170—    
20131,278+1.27%
20181,479+2.96%
20231,488+0.12%
Source: [19][20]

Lake Cameron had a population of 1,488 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (0.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 210 people (16.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 747 males, 738 females and 3 people of other genders in 495 dwellings.[21] 1.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 336 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 246 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 705 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 201 (13.5%) aged 65 or older.[19]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.1% European (Pākehā); 11.9% Māori; 2.2% Pasifika; 8.7% Asian; 1.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.0%, Māori language by 3.0%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 11.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.[19]

Religious affiliations were 41.3% Christian, 1.0% Hindu, 1.0% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.2%, and 6.5% of people did not answer the census question.[19]

Of those at least 15 years old, 360 (31.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 567 (49.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 225 (19.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $51,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 195 people (16.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 672 (58.3%) people were employed full-time, 186 (16.1%) were part-time, and 21 (1.8%) were unemployed.[19]

Education

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Rukuhia School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[22] with a roll of 113 as of March 2025.[23] The school opened in 1907.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Mayor and Councillors". Waipā District Council. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Taranaki-King Country - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Hauraki-Waikato – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Urban Rural 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Rukuhia". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  7. ^ "Rukuhia school war memorial". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  8. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  9. ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  10. ^ "Rapid progress with Hamilton to Ohaupo Railway Extension". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Vol. XI, no. 879. Waikato Times. 7 February 1878. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Messrs Davys Bros, Rukuhia Sawmills and 2-mile horse tram". Vol. XLV, no. 3648. Waikato Times. 19 November 1895. p. 2.
  12. ^ "5.4 Railway Stabilisation through Peatlands" (PDF). nzgs.org. University of Auckland.
  13. ^ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Urban Rural – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Rukuhia (1183). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7012672.
  16. ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  18. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Lake Cameron (181600). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Lake Cameron (181600). 2018 Census place summary: Lake Cameron
  21. ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  22. ^ Education Counts: Rukuhia School
  23. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  24. ^ 100 years--1907-2007 : Rukuhia School Centennary (collection record). WorldCat. OCLC 796187227. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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