{{short description|Settlement in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Te Awanga | native_name = | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Maraetotara River mouth.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Maraetotara River mouth | etymology = | nickname = | coordinates = {{coord|39|38|S|176|59|E|display=it|region:NZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 | pushpin_map = | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | area_total_km2 = 1.33 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}} | population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}} | population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Te Awanga|y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = New Zealand | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Hawke's Bay | subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority | subdivision_name2 = Hastings District | subdivision_type3 = Ward | subdivision_name3 = {{ubl|Heretaunga General Ward|Takitimu Māori Ward}} | seat_type = Electorates | seat = {{ubl|Tukituki|Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)}} | leader_title = Territorial Authority | leader_name = Hastings District Council | leader_title1 = Regional council | leader_name1 = Hawke's Bay Regional Council | leader_title2 = Mayor of Hastings | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Hastings District Mayor|y}} | leader_title3 = Tukituki MP | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Tukituki MP|y}} | leader_title4 = Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP|y}} }}

'''Te Awanga''' is a small rural beachside town in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Te Awanga is near Cape Kidnappers, which has a renowned colony of the Australasian gannet.<ref>[http://www.tourism.net.nz/region/hawkes-bay/hawkes-bay---te-awanga/ www.tourism.net.nz]</ref>

Te Awanga town is just smaller than Haumoana, which is further along the beach towards Napier. The town was developed as a holiday settlement. There are shops, cafes and wineries located nearby to the town. Activities which are common at Te Awanga include fishing, swimming, surfing and boating. Surfing is popular when large easterly swells move into Hawke Bay. The 18 hole world-famous Cape Kidnappers Golf Course is located near Te Awanga.<ref>[http://www.tripadvisor.com/AllLocations-g982740-c3-Restaurants-Te_Awanga_Hawke_s_Bay_North_Island.html Restaurants in and near Te Awanga]</ref>

Te Awanga is located at 39°S 177°E on Hawke Bay on the east coast of New Zealand. The town is located sixteen kilometres south of the centre of Napier and twelve kilometres east of the centre of Hastings. It is ten kilometres west of Cape Kidnappers. The road towards Cape Kidnappers, Clifton Road, passes through Te Awanga on its way to Clifton. The Maraetotara River mouth is at Te Awanga.

Te Awanga is located in an area which can be prone to coastal erosion. The Te Awanga shoreline can be eroded by stormy seas and high tides. The long term shoreline retreat is due to erosion caused by the sea at Te Awanga is on average between 0.30m and 0.70m per year. However, this rate was challenged and debunked in court circa 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hbemergency.govt.nz/Hawkes-Bay-Civil-Defence-Emergency-Management-Group/Coastal-Erosion_IDL=2_IDT=496_ID=1840_.html |title=www.hbemergency.govt.nz |access-date=22 November 2011 |archive-date=4 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404054127/http://www.hbemergency.govt.nz/Hawkes-Bay-Civil-Defence-Emergency-Management-Group/Coastal-Erosion_IDL%3D2_IDT%3D496_ID%3D1840_.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics== Statistics New Zealand describes Te Awanga as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|1.33|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref> It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Te Awanga|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Te Awanga|y}}|R}}/1.33|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|726|2013|696|2018|723|2023|687|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7016108–7016112}}</ref>|footnote=The 2006 population is for a larger area of 2.90 km<sup>2</sup>.}} Te Awanga had a population of 687 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 36 people (−5.0%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 9 people (−1.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 348 males and 336 females in 294 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.1293.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 3.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 105 people (15.3%) aged under 15 years, 78 (11.4%) aged 15 to 29, 327 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 174 (25.3%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 91.7% European (Pākehā); 14.0% Māori; 2.2% Pasifika; 1.7% Asian; 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.3%, Māori by 3.1%, and other languages by 5.2%. No language could be spoken by 0.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 24.9% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% Buddhist, 0.9% New Age, 0.4% Jewish, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 65.1%, and 5.7% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 153 (26.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 327 (56.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 108 (18.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 75 people (12.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 279 (47.9%) full-time, 99 (17.0%) part-time, and 9 (1.5%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1293.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Te Awanga (1293)}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.hawkesbaynz.com/ Hawke's Bay Tourism]

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