Kinloch, New Zealand facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kinloch
|
|
|---|---|
|
Town
|
|
The lakeshore of Lake Taupō at Kinloch
|
|
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Island | North Island |
| Region | Environment Waikato |
| District | Taupō District |
| Settlements of Taupō |
List
|
| Government | |
| • Type | Administered as a ward (Mangakino Pouakani) by the Taupō District Council |
| Area | |
| • Taupō District | 6,970 km2 (2,690 sq mi) |
| Population
(Town: 2018; District: June 2023)
|
|
| • Total | 690 |
| • Taupō District | |
Kinloch (from Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch) is a small town on the most northerly bay of Lake Taupō, 20 kilometres (12 mi) by road northwest of Taupō on the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It is in the Waikato region.
Demographics
Kinloch town had a population of 690 in the 2018 census, an increase of 201 people from 2013. As of 2021[update] the permanent population was around 800–900 people.
Kinloch is part of the statistical area of Mapara, which at 141 square kilometres is much larger than Kinloch.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2006 | 1,038 | — |
| 2013 | 1,377 | +4.12% |
| 2018 | 1,941 | +7.11% |
Mapara had a population of 1,941 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 564 people (41.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 903 people (87.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 729 households. There were 954 males and 987 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 46.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 363 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 222 (11.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,017 (52.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 339 (17.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 94.9% European/Pākehā, 9.1% Māori, 0.5% Pacific peoples, 1.4% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 18.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 56.7% had no religion, 33.1% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 315 (20.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 204 (12.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 822 (52.1%) people were employed full-time, 318 (20.2%) were part-time, and 30 (1.9%) were unemployed.
