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Pokuru is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

Pokuru
Village
Coordinates: 38.056049°S 175.235353°E / -38.056049; 175.235353
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato
District	Waipa District
Ward	Kakepuku Ward
Community	Te Awamutu Community
Government
• Territorial Authority	Waipa District Council
• Regional council	Waikato Regional Council
Area [1]
• Territorial	20.08 km2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population  (2018 Census)[2]
• Territorial	207
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)

It is located southwest of Te Awamutu, southeast of Pirongia and north of Otorohanga, between State Highway 39 and State Highway 1.

It has two marae:

• Kakepuku Marae and Papakainga meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Kahu, Mākino, Ngāti Matakore, Ngutu and Waiora.
• Te Kōpua Marae and Ko Unu meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Kahu and Unu, and the Waikato Tainui hapū of Apakura and Ngāti Mahuta.[3][4]

Demographics

Pokuru settlement is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 20.08 km² (7.75 sq mi).[1] The SA1 area is part of the larger Pokuru statistical area.

Historical population for Pokuru and surrounds

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	171	—
2013	198	+2.12%
2018	207	+0.89%
Source: [2]

The SA1 area had a population of 207 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (4.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 36 people (21.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 72 households, comprising 105 males and 102 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 34.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 51 people (24.6%) aged under 15 years, 36 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 102 (49.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 18 (8.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 76.8% European/Pākehā, 11.6% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 1.4% Asian, and 15.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.7% had no religion, 30.4% were Christian, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs and 2.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (17.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 27 (17.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $42,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 33 people (21.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 87 (55.8%) people were employed full-time, 18 (11.5%) were part-time, and 3 (1.9%) were unemployed.[2]

Pokuru statistical area

Pokuru statistical area covers 109.20 km² (42.16 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,640 as of June 2022,[5] with a population density of 15 people per km².

Historical population for the statistical area

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,167	—
2013	1,263	+1.14%
2018	1,425	+2.44%
Source: [6]

The statistical area had a population of 1,425 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 162 people (12.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 258 people (22.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 489 households, comprising 714 males and 708 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 37.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 336 people (23.6%) aged under 15 years, 240 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 648 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 195 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 12.8% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 4.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.9% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 183 (16.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 204 (18.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 237 people (21.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 612 (56.2%) people were employed full-time, 183 (16.8%) were part-time, and 30 (2.8%) were unemployed.[6]

Education

Pokuru School is a co-educational state primary school,[7] with a roll of 168 as of July 2022.[8] The school opened as Kakepuku School in 1907, and became Pokuru School in 1926.[9][10]

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