Whakatu is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-east of the centre of Hastings.[3] A large industrial area is enclosed by a bend in the Clive River, and the closure of the freezing works in Whakatu in 1986 cost the region 2000 full-time and seasonal jobs.[4] State Highway 2 and the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line pass through Whakatu.
Whakatu | |
|---|---|
Rural community | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′22″S 176°53′31″E / 39.606°S 176.892°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
| Ward |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hastings District Council |
| • Regional council | Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 680 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Richard Tucker (1856–1922) was a notable resident of Whakatu; he owned the largest wool-scouring plant in the Hawke's Bay Region.[5]
Demographics
editStatistics New Zealand describes Whakatu as a rural settlement, which covers 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 680 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 251 people per km2. It is part of the larger Karamu statistical area.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 591 | — |
| 2013 | 606 | +0.36% |
| 2018 | 645 | +1.26% |
| Source: [7] | ||
Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering 3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Whakatu had a population of 645 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (6.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 54 people (9.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 183 households, comprising 333 males and 312 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female, with 156 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 129 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 291 (45.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 66 (10.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 59.1% European/Pākehā, 58.1% Māori, 4.2% Pacific peoples, 2.3% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.6% had no religion, 35.3% were Christian, and 11.2% had Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (6.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 129 (26.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 42 people (8.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 270 (55.2%) people were employed full-time, 72 (14.7%) were part-time, and 21 (4.3%) were unemployed.[7]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Whakatu (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.8 (65.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 45.9 (1.81) |
48.2 (1.90) |
54.0 (2.13) |
79.1 (3.11) |
56.8 (2.24) |
76.8 (3.02) |
98.6 (3.88) |
56.9 (2.24) |
50.2 (1.98) |
54.3 (2.14) |
45.3 (1.78) |
49.9 (1.96) |
716 (28.19) |
| Source: NIWA[8] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Whakatu, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ Pollock, Kerryn (24 April 2015). "Hawke's Bay region - Pastoral farming". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Wright, Matthew. "Richard Tucker". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Karamu
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7016076–7016077 and 7016081–7016082.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Whakatu Ews". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.