Raurimu is a settlement in

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, New Zealand. passes through it, and the

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railway line runs to the east. The

Raurimu Spiral The Raurimu Spiral, is a single-track Spiral (railway), railway spiral, starting with a Horseshoe curve (transportation), horseshoe curve, overcoming a height difference, in the central North Island of New Zealand, on the North Island Main Tr ...

, which allows the railway to climb 139 metres, is described as an engineering masterpiece by the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand. Raurimu railway station served the town from 1906 until its closure in 1978. A life-size driftwood sculpture of a

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stands at the corner of Keitieke Road and State Highway 4.

Demographics

Raurimu is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². It is part of the larger National Park statistical area. Raurimu had a population of 69 at the

2018 New Zealand census The 2018 New Zealand census, which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018, was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census. Resu ...

, an increase of 6 people (9.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (9.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 27 households, comprising 36 males and 30 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.2 males per female. The median age was 42.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 15 people (21.7%) aged under 15 years, 3 (4.3%) aged 15 to 29, 33 (47.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (21.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 95.7% European/

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, 8.7%

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, and 4.3% Pacific peoples. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.9% had no religion, and 34.8% were

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. Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (22.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 12 (22.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 27 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, and 9 (16.7%) were part-time.

References

{{Ruapehu District Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui Ruapehu District