Kopu is a settlement in on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located near Thames, in the Thames-Coromandel District in the Waikato region.
Kopu is located on the Waihou River and features the Kopu Bridge.
Totora-Kopu statistical area, which Statistics New Zealand considers part of the Thames urban area, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Totora-Kopu had a population of 903 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 12 people (âÂÂ1.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 93 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 447 males and 450 females in 354 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 144 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 111 (12.3%) aged 15 to 29, 372 (41.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 276 (30.6%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.4% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ), 23.3% MÃÂori, 1.0% Pasifika, 8.6% Asian, and 1.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.3%, MÃÂori language by 4.0%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 34.2% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 2.3% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 3.0% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.5%, and 12.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 117 (15.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 399 (52.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 249 (32.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 87 people (11.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 336 (44.3%) people were employed full-time, 96 (12.6%) were part-time, and 9 (1.2%) were unemployed.
In 2018, 13.9% of the workforce worked in manufacturing, 13.2% worked in construction, 9.0% worked in healthcare, 6.3% worked in hospitality, 6.3% worked in education, 3.5% worked in transport and 1.4% of the workforce worked in primary industries.
As of 2018, among those who commuted to work, 75.7% drove a car, 4.9% rode in a car, and 1.4% walked, ran or cycled.