Kairaki

Kairaki is a small rural community in the Waimakariri District, New Zealand.

Kairaki
Beach/rural area
Kairaki on the north bank of the Waimakariri River
Coordinates: 43.386°S 172.703°E / -43.386; 172.703
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityWaimakariri District
WardKaiapoi-Woodend Ward
ElectoratesWaimakariri
Te Tai Tonga (Maori electorate)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total129
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7630
Area code(s)03

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "sky eater" for Kairaki.[4]

Demographics

Kairaki covers 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi).[2] It is part of the wider Pegasus Bay statistical area.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006225—    
2013132−7.34%
2018129−0.46%
Source: [3]

Kairaki had a population of 129 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (-2.3%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 96 people (-42.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 66 households. There were 72 males and 57 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.26 males per female. The median age was 60 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6 people (4.7%) aged under 15 years, 9 (7.0%) aged 15 to 29, 66 (51.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (39.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.3% European/Pākehā, 7.0% Māori, 2.3% Pacific peoples, and 2.3% Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 62.8% had no religion, 30.2% were Christian, and 2.3% were Muslim.

Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (7.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 51 (41.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 48 (39.0%) people were employed full-time, 18 (14.6%) were part-time, and 3 (2.4%) were unemployed.[3]

Climate

The average temperature in summer is 16.2 °C, and in winter is 6.4 °C.[6]

MonthNormal temperature
January16.7 °C
February16.3 °C
March15.0 °C
April12.1 °C
May8.8 °C
JuneJUN
JulyJUL
AugustAUG
SeptemberSEP
OctoberOCT
NovemberNOV
DecemberDEC

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7024278 (7024278). 2018 Census place summary: 7024278
  4. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Pegasus Bay
  6. "Weather statistics for NAME, Canterbury (New Zealand)". yr.no. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
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