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Poike
Suburb
View from Yatton Park
Coordinates: 37°43′54″S 176°09′00″E / 37.731723°S 176.150077°E / -37.731723; 176.150077
Country	New Zealand
City	Tauranga
Local authority	Tauranga City Council
Electoral ward	Tauriko General Ward
Area
• Land	129 ha (319 acres)
Population
• Total	1,140

Merivale		(Waimapu Estuary)
Greerton	Poike	Hairini
Pyes Pa		Ohauiti

Poike or Windermere is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Demographics

Poike covers 1.29 km (0.50 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,140 as of June 2024, with a population density of 884 people per km.

Poike had a population of 789 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 51 people (6.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−1.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 261 households, comprising 375 males and 417 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 28.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 198 people (25.1%) aged under 15 years, 225 (28.5%) aged 15 to 29, 312 (39.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 57 (7.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 74.5% European/Pākehā, 32.3% Māori, 3.0% Pacific peoples, 4.9% Asian, and 1.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 16.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.8% had no religion, 22.1% were Christian, 4.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu and 3.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 69 (11.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 84 (14.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 39 people (6.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 312 (52.8%) people were employed full-time, 102 (17.3%) were part-time, and 33 (5.6%) were unemployed.

Education

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is based in Poike.

Te Whakatipuranga, a secondary school teen parent unit, is also based on the same campus.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Poike (195700). 2018 Census place summary: Poike
4. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
5. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

• Suburbs of Tauranga
• Populated places around the Tauranga Harbour