Tiroa
Tiroa | |
|---|---|
Rural locality | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′S 175°31′E / 38.51°S 175.51°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui region |
| District | Waitomo District |
| Ward | Waitomo Rural Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waitomo District Council |
| • Regional council | Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Waitomo | John Robertson[1] |
| • Taranaki-King Country MP | Barbara Kuriger[2] |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[5] | |
• Total | 70 |
| • Density | 0.38/km2 (0.99/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 3982 |
Tiroa is a rural locality in the Waitomo District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 30 runs through the area.[6] The name means "tall cabbage tree".[7]
Pao Mīere, a Māori prophetic movement, built a cross-shaped whare wānanga (house of learning) called Te Miringa Te Kakara near Tiroa about 1887. It was destroyed by fire in 1983.[8][9][10]
Tiroa School operated from about 1900[11][12] with the buildings replaced in 1925.[12] The school was open at least until 1958.[13]
Demographics
[edit]Tiroa covers 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi)[4] and had an estimated population of 70 as of June 2024,[5] with a population density of 0.38 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84 | — |
| 2013 | 51 | −6.88% |
| 2018 | 42 | −3.81% |
| 2023 | 45 | +1.39% |
| Source: [14][15] | ||
Tiroa had a population of 45 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people (7.1%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 6 people (−11.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 27 males and 18 females in 21 dwellings.[16] The median age was 41.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 3 people (6.7%) aged under 15 years, 12 (26.7%) aged 15 to 29, 21 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 9 (20.0%) aged 65 or older.[14]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 40.0% European (Pākehā), and 73.3% Māori. English was spoken by 100.0%, Māori by 26.7%, and Samoan by 6.7%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 6.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[14]
Religious affiliations were 20.0% Christian, and 13.3% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.3%, and 13.3% of people did not answer the census question.[14]
Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (71.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 12 (28.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 18 (42.9%) full-time, 6 (14.3%) part-time, and 3 (7.1%) unemployed.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elected Members". Waitomo District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Taranaki-King Country - Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Hauraki-Waikato – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Tiroa, Manawatu-Wanganui". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ Discover New Zealand - A Wises Guide (9th ed.). Wises Publications. 1994. p. 146.
- ^ "Miringa Te Kakara (Tiroa, N.Z)". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Binney, Judith (5 May 2011). "Miringa Te Kakara cruciform house". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Pollock, Kerryn (1 March 2015). "King Country places–Benneydale–Prophetic movement". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ "Board of Education". Auckland Star. 20 September 1905.
- ^ a b "Opening of New School at Tiroa". King Country Chronicle. 23 May 1925.
- ^ "Pet Kia, Tiroa School, Te Miringa, and fish". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ 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. Tiroa (187600). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tiroa (187600). 2018 Census place summary: Tiroa
- ^ "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.