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. State Highway 25 runs through it.

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is 35 km to the north, and

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is 19 km to the south. The Tapu River flows from the

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past the settlement and into the

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to the west. The "Tapu-Coroglen Road", a windy gravel road, connects it across the Coromandel Range with Coroglen in the east. The Square Kauri is on this road.

Demographics

Tapu is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers . Tapu is part of the larger Thames Coast statistical area. Tapu had a population of 249 at the

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, an increase of 42 people (20.3%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 18 people (−6.7%) since the

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. There were 114 households, comprising 120 males and 132 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 21 people (8.4%) aged under 15 years, 18 (7.2%) aged 15 to 29, 99 (39.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 105 (42.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 90.4% European/

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, 14.5%

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, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 0.0% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.0% had no religion, 41.0% were Christian, 1.2% were Muslim and 1.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (13.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 69 (30.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 15 people (6.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 66 (28.9%) people were employed full-time, 30 (13.2%) were part-time, and 6 (2.6%) were unemployed.

Education

Tapu School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a decile rating of 4 and a roll of 28.

References

External links

Tapu School website
{{Thames-Coromandel District Thames-Coromandel District Populated places in Waikato Populated places around the Firth of Thames