Tokanui, Waikato
Tokanui | |
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Village | |
 Tokanui Hospital in the centre left, Tokanui Settlement in the foreground and Mount Kakepuku in the background | |
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| Coordinates: 38°03′47″S 175°19′55″E / 38.063°S 175.332°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato Region |
| District | Waipa District |
| Population (2018 census) | |
| • Territorial | 435 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Tokanui is a rural locality in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located southwest of Te Awamutu. State Highway 3 runs to the east of the locality.
History
Te Mawhai railway station operated from 1887 to 1962, originally as Te Puhi railway station.[1]
Tokanui is the site of the former Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital, which operated from 1912 to 1997.[2] The closure of the hospital resulted in the loss of 600 jobs, and there was little alternative employment available in the area.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 426 | — |
| 2013 | 441 | +0.50% |
| 2018 | 435 | −0.27% |
| Source: [4] | ||
The statistical area of Tokanui, which at 23 square kilometres is larger than the locality, had a population of 435 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (-1.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 9 people (2.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 144 households. There were 231 males and 207 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.12 males per female. The median age was 31.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 105 people (24.1%) aged under 15 years, 102 (23.4%) aged 15 to 29, 195 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (7.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 66.2% European/Pākehā, 54.5% Māori, 2.8% Pacific peoples, 3.4% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 11.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.7% had no religion, 28.3% were Christian, 0.7% were Hindu and 9.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (10.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 81 (24.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 165 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 54 (16.4%) were part-time, and 21 (6.4%) were unemployed.[4]
References
- ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2020.
- ^ Swarbrick, Nancy (1 July 2015). "Tokanui Hospital". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ David B Knight; Alun E Joseph, eds. (1999). "1. Social Sciences and Public Policy in Restructuring Societies". Restructuring Societies: Insights from the Social Sciences. Carleton University Press. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-88629-344-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tokanui (184700). 2018 Census place summary: Tokanui