| Tauwharenīkau | |
| Settlement Type: | Locality |
| Coordinates: | -41.114°N 175.389°W |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
| Subdivision Name2: | South Wairarapa District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Type4: | Community |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
| Leader Name: | South Wairarapa District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Regional council |
| Leader Name1: | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor of South Wairarapa |
| Leader Title3: | Wairarapa MP |
| Leader Title4: | Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP |
| Area Total Km2: | 69.51 |
| Population Total: | 465 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Tauwharenīkau is a rural locality and a statistical area in the South Wairarapa District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. The locality is on about 5 km east of Featherston and 7 km southwest of Greytown by road, and the statistical area covers the Tauwharenīkau River valley and plain north of . The statistical area surrounds but does not include Greytown.
The name Tauwharenīkau, spelt Tauherenikau until 2023, means "the house made of nīkau palm fronds".[1]
Tauherenikau Racecourse opened in 1874.[2]
Tauherenikau School operated from 1878 to 1936. It closed as the roll had dwindled to five students. The peak roll was 46 in 1917.[3]
Fernside Homestead is a large wooden house built in 1924 on the west side of the river near Tauwharenikau.[4]
Tauwharenīkau is in three SA1 statistical areas which cover 69.51km2.[5] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Tauherenikau statistical area.
The locality had a population of 465 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 27 people (6.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 93 people (25.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 192 households, comprising 243 males and 222 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female, with 75 people (16.1%) aged under 15 years, 51 (11.0%) aged 15 to 29, 258 (55.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 84 (18.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.2% European/Pākehā, 7.7% Māori, 1.3% Pasifika, 2.6% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.6% had no religion, 36.1% were Christian and 2.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 93 (23.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 75 (19.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 99 people (25.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 225 (57.7%) people were employed full-time, 78 (20.0%) were part-time, and 9 (2.3%) were unemployed.
Tauherenikau statistical area covers 337.66km2[5] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
The statistical area had a population of 1,353 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 132 people (10.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 381 people (39.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 522 households, comprising 678 males and 675 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 47.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 249 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 165 (12.2%) aged 15 to 29, 705 (52.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 234 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 92.5% European/Pākehā, 8.0% Māori, 1.3% Pasifika, 2.2% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.8% had no religion, 39.0% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 312 (28.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 165 (14.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 300 people (27.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 567 (51.4%) people were employed full-time, 252 (22.8%) were part-time, and 24 (2.2%) were unemployed.