Te Haumi is a settlement south-east of

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and north-west of

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in the

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area of

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. The

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(Chief) Tohitapu lived at Te Haumi until his death in 1833.Smith, S. Percy – Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century (Christchurch 1910) page 458
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He is remembered in the naming of Tohitapu Road.

Demographics

Te Haumi is in three SA1 statistical areas which cover . The SA1 areas are part of the larger Opua statistical area. Te Haumi had a population of 417 in the

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, an increase of 39 people (10.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 57 people (15.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 210 males, 201 females and 3 people of other genders in 177 dwellings. 1.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 45 people (10.8%) aged under 15 years, 39 (9.4%) aged 15 to 29, 177 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 150 (36.0%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.2% European (

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); 12.9%

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; 2.2% Pasifika; 5.0% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori language by 2.9%, and other languages by 15.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 30.9, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 27.3%

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, 1.4%

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, and 0.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 61.9%, and 6.5% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 57 (15.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 189 (50.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 102 (27.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 18 people (4.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 138 (37.1%) people were employed full-time, 42 (11.3%) were part-time, and 3 (0.8%) were unemployed.

References

{{Far North District Far North District Populated places in the Northland Region Bay of Islands