Rawhiti (also spelled Rāwhiti or Te Rāwhiti) is a small beachfront town about 27km from Russell in the

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Marae

The area has two

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. Kaingahoa Rāwhiti Marae and its Tūmanako meeting house are affiliated with the

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of Patukeha. Te Rāwhiti or Omakiwi Marae and Te Rāwhiti meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Kuta and Patukeha.

Demographics

Rawhiti is in an SA1 statistical area which includes Cape Brett Peninsula and the eastern islands in the

. It covers . The SA1 area is part of the larger Russell Forest-Rawhiti statistical area. The SA1 area had a population of 165 in the

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, an increase of 27 people (19.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 30 people (22.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 84 males and 78 females in 54 dwellings. 1.8% of people identified as

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. The median age was 41.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 33 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 36 (21.8%) aged 15 to 29, 63 (38.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (18.2%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 34.5%

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), 80.0%

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, 14.5% Pasifika, and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.5%, Māori language by 32.7%, Samoan by 5.5%, and other languages by 1.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 3.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 29.1%

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, 16.4%

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, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.5%, and 5.5% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (9.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 63 (47.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 51 (38.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $23,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 36 (27.3%) people were employed full-time, 12 (9.1%) were part-time, and 15 (11.4%) were unemployed.

Russell Forest-Rawhiti statistical area

Russell Forest-Rawhiti statistical area, which also includes Waikare and Karetu, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Russell Forest-Rawhiti had a population of 738 in the

, an increase of 48 people (7.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 78 people (11.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 375 males and 360 females in 282 dwellings. 1.2% of people identified as

. The median age was 50.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 132 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 114 (15.4%) aged 15 to 29, 300 (40.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 195 (26.4%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 47.2%

(

); 66.3%

; 7.3% Pasifika; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.7%, Māori language by 26.4%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 1.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 8.5, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 31.3%

, 9.3%

, 0.4%

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, 0.4%

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, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.0%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 54 (8.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 342 (56.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 195 (32.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $26,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people (3.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 204 (33.7%) people were employed full-time, 69 (11.4%) were part-time, and 42 (6.9%) were unemployed.

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