Official Name: | Te Hana |
Area Total Km2: | 0.76 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Auckland Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Ward |
Subdivision Name2: | Rodney ward |
Subdivision Type3: | Community board |
Subdivision Name3: | Rodney Local Board |
Subdivision Type4: | Subdivision |
Subdivision Name4: | Wellsford subdivision |
Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
Leader Name: | Auckland Council |
Seat Type: | Electorates |
Coordinates: | -36.257°N 174.508°W |
Te Hana is a small town on near the northern boundary of Auckland. Wellsford is 5km (03miles) to the south, and Kaiwaka is 15km (09miles) northeast. Te Hana Creek runs westward on the northern end of the town to the Kaipara Harbour.[1]
The town gained a post office in 1871.[2] A school flourished in Te Hana in the early 20th century.[3] [4]
The Port Albert Co-operative Dairy Company replaced its factory in Port Albert with a more substantial one in Te Hana in 1934.[5] The dairy factory was the town's major employer until it closed in 1987.[6] After it closed Te Hana declined, with a high crime rate, unemployment of 20%, significant substance abuse, and poor living conditions.
Te Hana Community Charitable Development Trust was formed in 2002 to rejuvenate the town, with one of its major initiatives a Māori cultural centre to attract tourists with a recreation of a pre-European Māori village.[7] [8]
Statistics New Zealand describes Te Hana as a rural settlement, which covers 0.76km2[9] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Te Hana is part of the larger Okahukura Peninsula statistical area.
Te Hana had a population of 105 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (9.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3 people (2.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 33 households, comprising 54 males and 54 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 34.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 27 people (25.7%) aged under 15 years, 18 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 57 (54.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 6 (5.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 65.7% European/Pākehā, 34.3% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 11.4% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.7% had no religion, 40.0% were Christian, 5.7% were Hindu and 2.9% had Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 6 (7.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 15 (19.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 3 people (3.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 (65.4%) people were employed full-time, 6 (7.7%) were part-time, and 9 (11.5%) were unemployed.