HÃÂwea Flat is a rural settlement in the Queenstown-Lakes District of the South Island of New Zealand. Lake HÃÂwea is 5 km north. The area was named for HÃÂwea-i-te-raki, an ancestor of the NgÃÂti HÃÂwea hapà «. The macron was officially added to the place name in 2010. It is located to the east of between Albert Town and Lake HÃÂwea.
HÃÂwea Flat is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is part of the Upper Clutha Valley statistical area.
HÃÂwea Flat had a population of 543 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 141 people (35.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 264 people (94.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 180 households, comprising 273 males and 267 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 144 people (26.5%) aged under 15 years, 57 (10.5%) aged 15 to 29, 315 (58.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (5.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 97.8% European/PÃÂkehÃÂ, 7.7% MÃÂori, 0.6% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 72.4% had no religion, 18.2% were Christian, 1.1% were Hindu, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 132 (33.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 33 (8.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 75 people (18.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 234 (58.6%) people were employed full-time, and 78 (19.5%) were part-time.
HÃÂwea Flat School is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of students as of The school opened in 1882.