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Kawaha Point is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

History

In 1910 the area was used for growing potatoes.[2] In 1917 a son of businessman and politician, Robert Gillies, Arthur William Gillies (1871[3]-1940),[4] started the development of Kawaha Point, when he offered an area for a hospital, on condition that the government improve the road.[3] A loan to improve the road was approved in 1924.[4] Land was sold in 1927[5] and more in 1929.[6] Initially development was only on the south side of the point.[7] The area to the north was built between about 1966[8] and 2000.[9]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,641	—
2013	1,773	+1.11%
2018	1,902	+1.41%
Source: [1]

The statistical area of Kawaha, which corresponds to this suburb, had a population of 1,902 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 129 people (7.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 261 people (15.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 687 households. There were 930 males and 975 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 39.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 411 people (21.6%) aged under 15 years, 333 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 846 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 312 (16.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 66.1% European/Pākehā, 33.4% Māori, 7.3% Pacific peoples, 10.6% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 21.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.7% had no religion, 36.4% were Christian, 1.4% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 4.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 339 (22.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 246 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 741 (49.7%) people were employed full-time, 201 (13.5%) were part-time, and 87 (5.8%) were unemployed.[1]

Education

Kawaha Point School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[10][11] with a roll of 254 as of March 2022.[12] The school teaches some classes in the Māori language.[13] The school opened in 1979.[14]

Transport

Kawaha has been served by a bus since at least 1943[15] and now has a half-hourly service.[16] Ngongotahā cycleway, which was opened in 2012,[17] runs to the west of Kawaha.[18]

References

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