Kopu is a settlement in on the

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in New Zealand's

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. It is located near

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, in the Thames-Coromandel District in the

Waikato The Waikato () is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the nort ...

region. Kopu is located on the

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and features the Kopu Bridge.

Demography

Totora-Kopu statistical area, which Statistics New Zealand considers part of the

urban area, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Totora-Kopu had a population of 903 in the

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, a decrease of 12 people (−1.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 93 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 447 males and 450 females in 354 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 144 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 111 (12.3%) aged 15 to 29, 372 (41.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 276 (30.6%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.4% European (

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), 23.3%

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, 1.0% Pasifika, 8.6% Asian, and 1.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.3%, Māori language by 4.0%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 34.2%

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, 1.3%

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, 0.3%

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, 2.3%

Māori religious beliefs Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

, 3.0%

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, 0.3%

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, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.5%, and 12.0% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 117 (15.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 399 (52.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 249 (32.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 87 people (11.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 336 (44.3%) people were employed full-time, 96 (12.6%) were part-time, and 9 (1.2%) were unemployed.

Economy

In 2018, 13.9% of the workforce worked in manufacturing, 13.2% worked in construction, 9.0% worked in healthcare, 6.3% worked in hospitality, 6.3% worked in education, 3.5% worked in transport and 1.4% of the workforce worked in primary industries.

Transportation

As of 2018, among those who commuted to work, 75.7% drove a car, 4.9% rode in a car, and 1.4% walked, ran or cycled.

References

{{Thames-Coromandel District Populated places in Waikato Thames-Coromandel District