Mārahau is a village in the

Tasman District Tasman District () is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman District Council, ...

of the

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of New Zealand, approximately north of

Motueka Motueka is a town in the South Island of New Zealand, close to the mouth of the Motueka River on the western shore of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. It is the second largest in the Tasman Region, with a population of as of The surrounding d ...

. Its location on

Tasman Bay Tasman Bay (; officially Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere), originally known in English as Blind Bay, is a large V-shaped bay at the north end of New Zealand's South Island. Located in the centre of the island's northern coast, it stretches along ...

and at the southern entrance of the

Abel Tasman National Park Abel Tasman National Park is a New Zealand national park located between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere at the north end of the South Island. It is named after Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European explorer to sight N ...

makes it a popular holiday destination for those keen on outdoor activities. People access the Abel Tasman from Mārahau by

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ing and

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. In Mārahau itself, the beach offers sheltered and safe swimming, and horse trekking is popular throughout the busy summer season. The Mārahau community has adopted their own flag, named , designed by local artist Tim Wraight in 2012.

Demographics

The SA1 statistical area of 7022558, which corresponds to Mārahau, covers . It had a population of 231 at the

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, an increase of 33 people (16.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 45 people (24.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 78 households comprising 120 males and 111 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 50.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 27 people (11.7%) aged under 15 years, 30 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 129 (55.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (19.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 97.4% European/Pākehā, 5.2% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 1.3% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities; the reason that these figures add up to more than 100% is that people could identify with multiple ethnicities. Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 66.2% had no religion, 22.1% were Christian, 1.3% were Buddhist and 3.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 54 (26.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 27 (13.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 90 (44.1%) people were employed full-time, 57 (27.9%) were part-time, and 6 (2.9%) were unemployed. Mārahau is part of the Kaiteriteri-Riwaka SA2 statistical area.

References

External links

Tourism New Zealand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mārahau Populated places in the Tasman District Populated places around Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere