Waitui Reserve is a grassy area with a boat ramp at the point of the headland.[4]
Demographics
Te Puna West is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, which covers 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 350 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,250 people per km2. It is part of the larger Te Puna statistical area.[5]
Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Te Puna West had a population of 414 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 12 people (−2.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (8.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 153 households, comprising 201 males and 213 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 75 people (18.1%) aged under 15 years, 54 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 204 (49.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (18.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 95.7% European/Pākehā, 7.2% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.4% had no religion, 36.2% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu and 1.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (31.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 36 (10.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 99 people (29.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 168 (49.6%) people were employed full-time, 63 (18.6%) were part-time, and 9 (2.7%) were unemployed.[6]
