Motuoapa
Motuoapa | |
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Rural settlement | |
Coordinates:38°56′02″S175°52′23″E/ 38.934°S 175.873°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Waikatoregion |
District | Taupō District |
Ward | Turangi-Tongariro Ward |
Community | Turangi-Tongariro Community |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
• Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 3.34 km2(1.29 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 450 |
• Density | 130/km2(350/sq mi) |
Motuoapais a rural settlement northeast ofTūrangi,on the southeast side of New Zealand'sLake Taupō.[3]State Highway 1runs through it. Motuoapa Peninsula, a volcano, rises to the northwest, with a trig point at 497 metres, and Motuoapa Bay is directly to the north.[4]
Ayouth hostelopened at Motuoapa in 1955[5]and amarinawas built in 1961.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Statistics New Zealand describes Motuoapa as a rural settlement, which covers 3.34 km2(1.29 sq mi)[1]and had an estimated population of 450 as of June 2023,[2]with a population density of 135 people per km2.The settlement is part of the largerLake Taupo Bays statistical area.[7]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 228 | — |
2013 | 237 | +0.55% |
2018 | 360 | +8.72% |
Source:[8] |
Motuoapa had a population of 360 at the2018 New Zealand census,an increase of 123 people (51.9%) since the2013 census,and an increase of 132 people (57.9%) since the2006 census.There were 159 households, comprising 171 males and 189 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 39 people (10.8%) aged under 15 years, 21 (5.8%) aged 15 to 29, 174 (48.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 129 (35.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 85.0% European/Pākehā,20.8%Māori,0.8%Pacific peoples,3.3%Asian,and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.7% had no religion, 39.2% wereChristian,0.8% hadMāori religious beliefsand 0.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 66 (20.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 63 (19.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 48 people (15.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 120 (37.4%) people were employed full-time, 54 (16.8%) were part-time, and 6 (1.9%) were unemployed.[8]
Geology
[edit]The highest point of Motuoapa Peninsula, at its north-eastern tip is adacitevolcano that has been dated as last erupting at 34,500 ± 3,100 years ago.[9]The other volcanic formations, some of which the dacite cone is built upon, are olderrhyolitewith two different eruption ages of 81,300 and 77,200 years ago.[9]At the time of the rhyolite eruptions, they were initially on the lake floor of the formerLake Hukawhich was replaced byLake Taupōafter theOruanui eruptionof theTaupō Volcano25,400 years ago.[9]Although themagmareservoir that fed these Motuoapa eruptions appears to be separate from the one(s) that produced the more recent much larger Taupō eruptions, the type of eruption commencing under water but not staying underwater is felt possible in the future from the Taupō Volcano.[9]A perhaps unexpected characteristic is the thickness of the pyroclastic deposits produced at Motuoapa, as these indicate that such rhyolite dome building which was assumed to be mostly effusive, can haveexplosive pyroclasticstages that would be very disruptive and dangerous.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ab"ArcGIS Web Application".statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.Retrieved13 November2022.
- ^ab"Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)".Statistics New Zealand.Retrieved25 October2023.(regional councils);"Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)".Statistics New Zealand.Retrieved25 October2023.(territorial authorities);"Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)".Statistics New Zealand.Retrieved25 October2023.(urban areas)
- ^"Place name detail: Motuoapa".New Zealand Gazetteer.New Zealand Geographic Board.Retrieved13 November2022.
- ^Harriss, Gavin (August 2022).Motuoapa, Waikato(Map). NZ Topomap.
- ^"Youth Hostels in N.Z. Increase in Members".The Press.12 May 1956.
- ^"Boating Marina Built On Lake Taupo Shores".The Press.24 October 1961.
- ^2018 Census place summary: Lake Taupo Bays
- ^ab"Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census".Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013299 and 7013300.
- ^abcdeKósik, S; Németh, K; Danišík, M; Procter, JN; Schmitt, AK; Friedrichs, B; Stewart, RB (2021)."Shallow subaqueous to emergent intra-caldera silicic volcanism of the Motuoapa Peninsula, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand–New constraints from geologic mapping, sedimentology and zircon geochronology"(PDF).Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.411(107180).doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107180.Retrieved25 November2023.