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Tauraroa
Tauraroa is located in Northland Region
Tauraroa
Tauraroa
Location in Northland Region
Country New Zealand
Region Northland Region
District Whangarei District

Tauraroa is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is to the northeast. Maungakaramea is about 5 km northwest. Waiotira is about 9 km southwest. The North Auckland railway line passes through Tauraroa, and the Tauraroa River flows past.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long rope" for Tauraroa.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 2,007 —    
2013 2,205 +1.35%
2018 2,310 +0.93%

The statistical area of Oakleigh-Mangapai, which at 324 square kilometres is much larger than this locality, also includes Oakleigh, Maungakaramea and Waiotira. It had a population of 2,310 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (4.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 303 people (15.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 879 households. There were 1,155 males and 1,158 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. Of the total population, 444 people (19.2%) were aged up to 15 years, 345 (14.9%) were 15 to 29, 1,182 (51.2%) were 30 to 64, and 339 (14.7%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Ethnicities were 90.0% European/Pākehā, 18.7% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 1.6% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 64.7% had no religion, 24.7% were Christian, and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 270 (14.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 363 (19.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,300. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 987 (52.9%) people were employed full-time, 339 (18.2%) were part-time, and 51 (2.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Tauraroa Area School is a coeducational composite (years 1–13) school with a roll of 366 students as of February 2024. Before 1958, the school was "Tauraroa Public School". Between 1958 and 1983, it was "Tauraroa District High School".

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