Harrisville | |
Settlement Type: | Locality |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | -37.2394°N 174.952°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Waikato |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Waikato District |
Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
Subdivision Name3: | Awaroa ki Tuakau Ward |
Subdivision Type4: | Community |
Subdivision Name4: | Onewhero-Tuakau Community |
Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
Leader Name: | Waikato District Council |
Leader Title1: | Regional council |
Leader Name1: | Waikato Regional Council |
Seat Type: | Electorates |
Elevation M: | 80 |
Population Total: | 99 |
Population As Of: | 2018 census |
Timezone: | NZST |
Utc Offset: | +12 |
Timezone Dst: | NZDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +13 |
Harrisville is a locality about 3 km northeast of Tuakau and 5.5 km southeast of Pukekohe in the North Island of New Zealand.
Harrisville is in meshblocks 0828202 (SE) and 0828302 (NW), which had a combined population of 99 people in the 2018 New Zealand census.
The area was named for an early landowner and politician, Benjamin Harris, and was largely settled by Danes.[1] [2] [3]
Tuakau Rural statistical area, which includes Harrisville and surrounds but does not include Tuakau, covers 43.04km2[4] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 46km2.[4] Using that boundary, Tuakau Rural had a population of 1,581 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 120 people (8.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 246 people (18.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 531 households, comprising 819 males and 762 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 312 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 276 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 765 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 231 (14.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.8% European/Pākehā, 14.2% Māori, 3.2% Pacific peoples, 8.5% Asian, and 1.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.2% had no religion, 35.3% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 228 (18.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 201 (15.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 282 people (22.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 705 (55.6%) people were employed full-time, 207 (16.3%) were part-time, and 42 (3.3%) were unemployed.
Harrisville School is a co-educational state primary school covering years 1 to 6, with a roll of as of The school opened in 1877.[5] In the 2019 Education Review Office report, 38% of the students were Māori.[6]