| Te Rahu | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Waikato |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waipa District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Type4: | Community |
| Subdivision Name4: | Te Awamutu Community |
| Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
| Leader Name: | Waipa District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Regional council |
| Leader Name1: | Waikato Regional Council |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Total Type: | Territorial |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +13 |
| Coordinates: | -37.978°N 175.327°W |
| Timezone Dst: | NZDT |
| Utc Offset: | +12 |
| Timezone: | NZST |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.82 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 Census |
| Population Total: | 345 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Te Rahu is a rural locality in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located south of Ōhaupō and north of Te Awamutu, on .
Lake Ngaroto is northwest of the locality.
The Battle of Hingakākā was fought west of Te Rahu in the late 18th or early 19th centuries.[1]
Te Rahu was established after the Invasion of the Waikato of 1863–64,[2] and described as a thriving village in 1867.[3]
A school was operating by 1878[2] [4] and continued until at least 1939[5] but was gone by 1943.[6]
Te Rahu Hall was built around 1905, and replaced or renovated in 1927.[2] [7]
Te Rahu settlement is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover 15.82km2.[8] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Te Rahu statistical area.
The SA1 areas had a population of 345 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 45 people (15.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (1.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 120 households, comprising 174 males and 177 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 69 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 60 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 168 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (14.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.4% European/Pākehā, 12.2% Māori, 0.0% Pacific peoples, 7.8% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.6% had no religion, 42.6% were Christian, 0.9% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 51 (18.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (17.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 54 people (19.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 156 (56.5%) people were employed full-time, 36 (13.0%) were part-time, and 6 (2.2%) were unemployed.
Te Rahu statistical area covers 54.04km2[8] 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 55.23km2.[8] Using that boundary, Te Rahu had a population of 1,167 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 189 people (19.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 261 people (28.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 411 households, comprising 609 males and 558 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 240 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 195 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 561 (48.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.0% European/Pākehā, 11.1% Māori, 0.5% Pacific peoples, 5.7% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.9% had no religion, 39.1% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 180 (19.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 177 (19.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $44,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 225 people (24.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 528 (57.0%) people were employed full-time, 147 (15.9%) were part-time, and 18 (1.9%) were unemployed.