Broadwood is a town about 25 km to the north of the north side of the

Hokianga The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long Estuary, estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. The original name, still used by local Mā ...

harbour, in Northland,

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is 21 km to the west, and Mangamuka Bridge is the same distance to the east. The Broadwood area was first settled by

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in the 1880s, and an access road was constructed through the area from

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to Motukaraka on the Hokianga harbour. An unmetalled road through the Te Karae Valley to Kohukohu was constructed in 1908.

Demographics

The SA1 statistical area which includes Broadwood covers . The SA1 area is part of the larger Kohukohu-Broadwood statistical area. The SA1 statistical area had a population of 132 in the

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, a decrease of 3 people (−2.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12 people (10.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 66 males and 63 females in 63 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as

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. The median age was 52.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 18 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 9 (6.8%) aged 15 to 29, 66 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (29.5%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 63.6%

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(

), 52.3%

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, 11.4% Pasifika, 2.3% Asian, and 4.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori language by 15.9%, and other languages by 2.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 6.8, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 43.2%

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, 2.3%

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, and 2.3%

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. People who answered that they had no religion were 43.2%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (13.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 66 (57.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 27 (23.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $26,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 36 (31.6%) people were employed full-time, 24 (21.1%) were part-time, and 3 (2.6%) were unemployed.

Kohukohu-Broadwood statistical area

Kohukohu-Broadwood statistical area covers the area north of the

Hokianga Harbour The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. The original name, still used by local Māori, is ...

between Kohukohu and Broadwood. It has an area of and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Kohukohu-Broadwood had a population of 738 in the

, an increase of 12 people (1.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 114 people (18.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 375 males, 360 females and 6 people of other genders in 348 dwellings. 3.7% of people identified as

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. The median age was 54.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 111 people (15.0%) aged under 15 years, 72 (9.8%) aged 15 to 29, 336 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 219 (29.7%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 59.8%

(

), 57.3%

, 6.9% Pasifika, 1.6% Asian, and 2.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori language by 19.1%, and other languages by 4.1%. No language could be spoken by 1.2% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 36.6%

, 0.4%

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, 8.5%

, 0.4%

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, 1.6%

, 0.4%

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, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.1%, and 7.3% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 78 (12.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 357 (56.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 168 (26.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $24,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 18 people (2.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 183 (29.2%) people were employed full-time, 102 (16.3%) were part-time, and 36 (5.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Broadwood Area School is a coeducational composite (years 1-15) school with a roll of students as of It was founded in 1908, and became a District High School in 1952, and an Area School in 1973. A state aided school functioned at Broadwood from 1895–1904.

Notes

External links

Broadwood Area School website
{{Far North District Far North District Populated places in the Northland Region