Tauhara is a suburb and geothermal area of

Taupō Taupō (), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō, which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953. It h ...

in the

Waikato The Waikato () is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the nort ...

region of New Zealand's

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. The area's main geographic feature, Mount Tauhara, is culturally significant to local . It is privately owned but has a public walking track and viewing areas, with panoramic views over

Lake Taupō Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; or ) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore. With ...

, The tracks were closed in 2015 due to vandalism, but later reopened when the vandalism subsequently stopped. In December 2018, the

Taupō District Council Taupō District Council is a territorial authority that administers the Taupō District in the Central North Island of New Zealand. The district stretches from the small town of Mangakino in the northwest to the Tongariro National Park in the ...

reduced the speed limit on the main Tauhara Road from 70 km/h to 50 km/h.

Demographics

Tauhara covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Tauhara had a population of 4,617 in the

2023 New Zealand census The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand. It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, i ...

, an increase of 216 people (4.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 459 people (11.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,268 males, 2,343 females, and 6 people of other genders in 1,605 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as

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. The median age was 33.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,053 people (22.8%) aged under 15 years, 954 (20.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,046 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 564 (12.2%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.6%

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(

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); 41.1%

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; 6.7% Pasifika; 7.5% Asian; 0.7% 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 96.7%, Māori by 9.4%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 7.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.5, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 24.7%

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, 1.9%

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, 0.1%

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, 5.3%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.1%

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, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.0%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 441 (12.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,163 (60.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 957 (26.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 207 people (5.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,986 (55.7%) full-time, 495 (13.9%) part-time, and 120 (3.4%) unemployed.

Education

Tauhara Primary School is a Year 1–6 state primary school with a roll of . The school opened in 1959. Mountview School is a state primary school, with a roll of . The school opened in 1970. A planned 50th jubilee in 2020 was postponed due to the

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Tauhara College Tauhara College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Taupō, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has approximately 600 students. Tauhara College is one of three high schools in Taupō; the others are Taupo-nui-a-Tia ...

is a state secondary school, with a roll of . The college opened in 1976. Lake Taupo Christian School is a Year 1–13 state integrated Christian school, with a roll of . The school opened in 1993. All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of

References

{{Taupo District Suburbs of Taupō Populated places in Waikato Populated places on the Waikato River