Tiroa is a rural locality in the Waitomo District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 30 runs through the area.[3] The name means "tall cabbage tree".[4]
Tiroa | |
|---|---|
Rural locality | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′S 175°31′E / 38.51°S 175.51°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui region |
| District | Waitomo District |
| Ward | Waitomo Rural Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Waitomo District Council |
| • Regional council | Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 70 |
| • Density | 0.38/km2 (0.99/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 3982 |
Pao Mīere, a Māori prophetic movement, built a cross-shaped whare wānanga (house of learning) called Te Miringa Te Kakara near Tiroa about 1887. It was destroyed by fire in 1983.[5][6][7]
Tiroa School operated from about 1900[8][9] with the buildings replaced in 1925.[9] The school was open at least until 1958.[10]
Demographics
editTiroa covers 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 70 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 0.38 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84 | — |
| 2013 | 51 | −6.88% |
| 2018 | 42 | −3.81% |
| Source: [11] | ||
Tiroa had a population of 42 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 9 people (−17.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 42 people (−50.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 18 households, comprising 27 males and 18 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.5 males per female. The median age was 26.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6 people (14.3%) aged under 15 years, 15 (35.7%) aged 15 to 29, 21 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 3 (7.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 57.1% European/Pākehā, 50.0% Māori, 7.1% Pacific peoples, and 7.1% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.1% had no religion, 21.4% were Christian, and 14.3% had Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (25.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 9 (25.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 3 people (8.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 27 (75.0%) people were employed full-time, and 3 (8.3%) were part-time.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Tiroa, Manawatu-Wanganui". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ Discover New Zealand - A Wises Guide (9th ed.). Wises Publications. 1994. p. 146.
- ^ "Miringa Te Kakara (Tiroa, N.Z)". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Binney, Judith (5 May 2011). "Miringa Te Kakara cruciform house". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Pollock, Kerryn (1 March 2015). "King Country places–Benneydale–Prophetic movement". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ "Board of Education". Auckland Star. 20 September 1905.
- ^ a b "Opening of New School at Tiroa". King Country Chronicle. 23 May 1925.
- ^ "Pet Kia, Tiroa School, Te Miringa, and fish". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tiroa (187600). 2018 Census place summary: Tiroa