Cave is a town located in the

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, New Zealand. It is approximately north-west of

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on State Highway 8. St. David's Memorial Church was commissioned by Thomas Burnett and designed by Herbert W. Hall. Built in 1930, it is registered as a category I heritage building with

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Demographics

Cave is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand, and covers . The settlement is part of the larger Levels Valley statistical area. Cave had a population of 78 at the

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, a decrease of 3 people (-3.7%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged since the

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. There were 36 households. There were 42 males and 36 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.17 males per female. The median age was 54.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 9 people (11.5%) aged under 15 years, 9 (11.5%) aged 15 to 29, 48 (61.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 12 (15.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 96.2% European/Pākehā, 3.8% Māori, and 3.8% Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.8% had no religion, 34.6% were Christian, and 3.8% were Buddhist. Of those at least 15 years old, 6 (8.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 24 (34.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 33 (47.8%) people were employed full-time, and 12 (17.4%) were part-time.

References

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