Poike or Windermere is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Poike | |
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.jpg) View from Yatton Park | |
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| Coordinates: 37°43′54″S 176°09′00″E / 37.731723°S 176.150077°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Tauranga |
| Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
| Electoral ward | Tauriko General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 129 ha (319 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 1,140 |
| Merivale | (Waimapu Estuary) | |
| Greerton |
  Poike  |
Hairini |
| Pyes Pa | Ohauiti |
Demographics
editPoike covers 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,140 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 884 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 804 | — |
| 2013 | 738 | −1.22% |
| 2018 | 789 | +1.35% |
| Source: [3] | ||
Poike had a population of 789 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 51 people (6.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−1.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 261 households, comprising 375 males and 417 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 28.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 198 people (25.1%) aged under 15 years, 225 (28.5%) aged 15 to 29, 312 (39.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 57 (7.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 74.5% European/Pākehā, 32.3% Māori, 3.0% Pacific peoples, 4.9% Asian, and 1.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.8% had no religion, 22.1% were Christian, 4.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu and 3.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 69 (11.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 84 (14.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 39 people (6.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 312 (52.8%) people were employed full-time, 102 (17.3%) were part-time, and 33 (5.6%) were unemployed.[3]
Education
editToi Ohomai Institute of Technology is based in Poike.
Te Whakatipuranga, a secondary school teen parent unit, is also based on the same campus.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Poike (195700). 2018 Census place summary: Poike
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.