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Harrisville, New Zealand
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.[1] The area was named for an early landowner and politician, Benjamin Harris, and was largely settled by Danes.[2][3][4] HistoryThe population decline of Harrisville is evinced by the town going from weekly church services to having none at all in 1914.[5] DemographicsTuakau Rural statistical area, which includes Harrisville and surrounds but does not include Tuakau, covers 43.04 km2 (16.62 sq mi)[6] and had an estimated population of 1,610 as of June 2024,[7] with a population density of 37 people per km2.
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 46.00 km2 (17.76 sq mi).[6] 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.[8] EducationHarrisville School is a co-educational state primary school covering years 1 to 6,[9] with a roll of 220 as of November 2024.[10] The school opened in 1877.[11] In the 2019 Education Review Office report, 38% of the students were Māori.[12] References
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