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{{Infobox settlement
|name             = Turua
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = New Zealand
|subdivision_type1= Region
|subdivision_name1= [[Waikato]] region
|subdivision_type2= District
|subdivision_name2= [[Hauraki District]]
|subdivision_type3= Ward
|subdivision_name3= Plains Ward
|leader_title     = Territorial Authority
|leader_name      = [[Hauraki District Council]]
|leader_title1    = Regional council
|leader_name1     = [[Waikato Regional Council]]
|seat_type        = Electorates
|seat             = {{ubl|[[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel]]|[[Hauraki-Waikato]]}}
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|population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Turua|y}}
|population_density_km2 = auto
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'''Turua''' is a small village community on the banks of the [[Waihou River]] in the [[Hauraki Plains]] in the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. It is located close to the mouth of the river, 9 kilometres south of the [[Firth of Thames]] and 12&nbsp;km south of [[Thames, New Zealand|Thames]]. It is connected by road (Hauraki Road) to [[New Zealand State Highway 25|SH 25]] in the north and [[New Zealand State Highway 2|SH 2]] to the south.
Turua is a [[Māori language|Māori]] place name meaning "twice seen," referring to reflections in the river. Before European settlement, the town site was a Māori pā surrounded by vast forests of [[kahikatea]] that came to be known as the "Turua Woods." In the late 19th century  the village of Turua became one of the most important sites of kahikatea exploitation in New Zealand when the family of George and Martha Bagnall bought the Turua sawmill in 1875. Over the next forty years the stands of kahikatea surrounding the town were replaced by small family farms.<ref>Hatvany, M, "Environmental Failure, Success and Sustainable Development: The Hauraki Plains Wetlands Through Four Generations of New Zealanders," Environment and History, 14 (2008): 469–95.</ref>
==Demographics==
Turua is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers {{Convert|0.96|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=4 September 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Turua|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Turua|y}}|R}}/0.96|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is part of the larger Hauraki Plains East statistical area.
{{Historical populations|2006|381|2013|378|2018|381|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Turua|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
[[File:Waihou_River_at_Turua_01.jpg|thumb|Turua Wharf, looking downstream]]
[[File:Waihou_River_at_Turua_2.jpg|thumb|Turua Wharf, looking upstream]]
Turua had a population of 381 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 3 people (0.8%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and unchanged since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 153 households, comprising 183 males and 198 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 75 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 60 (15.7%) aged 15 to 29, 168 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 81 (21.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.4% European/[[Pākehā]], 19.7% [[Māori people|Māori]], 1.6% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pacific peoples]], 3.1% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 63.0% had no religion, 25.2% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 1.6% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.8% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 1.6% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 3.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (4.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 93 (30.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 36 people (11.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 144 (47.1%) people were employed full-time, 39 (12.7%) were part-time, and 15 (4.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7010828, 7010829 and 7010830}}</ref>
===Hauraki Plains East===
Hauraki Plains East statistical area covers {{Convert|90.65|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area"/> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hauraki Plains East|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hauraki Plains East|y}}|R}}/90.65|1}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,338|2013|1,317|2018|1,365|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Hauraki Plains East|source=<ref name="Census 2018 HPE"/>}}
Hauraki Plains East had a population of 1,365 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 48 people (3.6%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 27 people (2.0%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 495 households, comprising 681 males and 684 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 40.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 297 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 225 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 648 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 198 (14.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.3% European/[[Pākehā]], 16.5% [[Māori people|Māori]], 0.9% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pacific peoples]], 2.6% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 9.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 61.3% had no religion, 26.6% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.9% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.7% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.4% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 114 (10.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 282 (26.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 147 people (13.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 570 (53.4%) people were employed full-time, 162 (15.2%) were part-time, and 30 (2.8%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018 HPE">{{NZ census 2018|Hauraki Plains East (168800)|hauraki-plains-east|Hauraki Plains East}}</ref>
==Education==
Turua Primary School is a co-educational state primary school,<ref name="moe">{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28&region=5&school=2043 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2043|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero">{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2043 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Hauraki District}}
{{Waihou}}
[[Category:Populated places in Waikato]]
[[Category:Hauraki District]]