Karangahake is a locality in the

Hauraki District Hauraki District is a territorial authority governed by the Hauraki District Council within the Waikato 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 Firt ...

of New Zealand. In

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, ''Karangahake'' translates as a "humpbacked ridge or a call from the other side".

History

In 1915 a new Anglican Church and Sunday school was constructed.

Demographics

In 1907 Karangahake had a population of 3,000. Karangahake is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². It is part of the larger Paeroa Rural statistical area. Karangahake had a population of 381 in the

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, an increase of 60 people (18.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 84 people (28.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 192 males and 189 females in 147 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as

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. The median age was 51.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 69 people (18.1%) aged under 15 years, 24 (6.3%) aged 15 to 29, 189 (49.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 99 (26.0%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.1%

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(

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), 17.3%

, 2.4%

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, 3.1% Asian, and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori language by 3.9%, and other languages by 8.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 15.7, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 36.2%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.8%

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, 1.6%

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, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.8%, and 6.3% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 171 (54.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 81 (26.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $31,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people (6.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 126 (40.4%) people were employed full-time, 51 (16.3%) were part-time, and 6 (1.9%) were unemployed.

Education

Karangahake School was constructed in 1890. In 1907 the school roll was 500 and an addition of four new rooms was designed by John Mitchell to accommodate this. The school roll had dropped to 180 by 1919 due to the closure of the mines and subsequently two rooms were moved to

Waikino Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge. The Waikino district lies at the base of the ecologically sensitive Coromandel ...

. By 1943 only one room remained in situ. Karangahake School is registered as a Category 1 building with

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. The school now has a roll of as of

References

{{Hauraki District Populated places in Waikato Geography of New Zealand Hauraki District

History

Demographics

Education

See also

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