Poike, New Zealand

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

Poike
Suburb
View from Yatton Park
Coordinates: 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 [1]
• Land	129 ha (319 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	1,140

Merivale		(Waimapu Estuary)
Greerton	Poike	Hairini
Pyes Pa		Ohauiti

Demographics

Poike covers 1.29 km² (0.50 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 1,140 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 884 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	804	—
2013	738	−1.22%
2018	789	+1.35%
2023	1,062	+6.12%
Source: [3][4]

Poike had a population of 1,062 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 273 people (34.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 324 people (43.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 531 males, 528 females, and 3 people of other genders in 342 dwellings.^[5] 3.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 29.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 237 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 309 (29.1%) aged 15 to 29, 435 (41.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (7.3%) aged 65 or older.^[3]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 71.2% European (Pākehā); 33.3% Māori; 3.4% Pasifika; 10.2% Asian; 1.4% 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 94.4%, Māori by 9.0%, and other languages by 10.5%. No language could be spoken by 4.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[3]

Religious affiliations were 22.0% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 6.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% Buddhist, 0.8% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.3%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.^[3]

Of those at least 15 years old, 159 (19.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 522 (63.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 147 (17.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 48 people (5.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 477 (57.8%) full-time, 126 (15.3%) part-time, and 24 (2.9%) unemployed.^[3]

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.^[6][7]