Thames-Coromandel District


The Thames-Coromandel District is a territorial authority district in the North Island of New Zealand, covering all the Coromandel Peninsula and extending south to Hikutaia.
It is administered by the Thames-Coromandel District Council, which has its seat in the town of Thames. It was the first district council to be formed in New Zealand, being constituted in 1975. The district lies within the Waikato Regional Council area. Its only land boundary is with Hauraki District.

Population

The district had a population of live in Thames, in Whitianga, in Whangamatā, and in Coromandel.

Demographics

Thames-Coromandel District had a population of 29,895 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3,717 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,957 people since the 2006 census. There were 12,471 households. There were 14,625 males and 15,273 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 53.6 years, the oldest of all territorial authorities in New Zealand, with 4,488 people were aged under 15 years, 3,537 aged 15 to 29, 12,600 aged 30 to 64, and 9,273 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.9% European/Pākehā, 18.3% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 3.4% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities.
The proportion of people born overseas was 16.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.4% had no religion, 33.0% were Christian, and 4.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 3,591 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 5,874 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,900. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 9,414 people were employed full-time, 4,359 were part-time, and 633 were unemployed.

Local government

The Thames-Coromandel District Council was formed from the amalgamation of the Thames Borough, Thames County and Coromandel County councils in 1975, and is led by the Mayor of Thames-Coromandel.