Pukerimu

The area was densely populated and farmed by Māori before European settlement. The Waikato River allowed movement to other parts of the country. In 1864 as part of the Invasion of the Waikato, British forces landed at Pukerimu and built redoubts on each side of the river. From 1865, European settlers, some of them soldiers from the invasion, farmed the land.[3]

A church was built in 1871 and shared between Methodists and Presbyterians. It moved to Kaipaki in 1901, and in 1928, it was replaced with a new church which was also used by Anglicans.[3][4]

Pukerimu locality is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 6.63 km² (2.56 sq mi).[1] The SA1 area is part of the larger Pukerimu statistical area.

The SA1 area had a population of 204 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (23.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 69 people (51.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 72 households, comprising 102 males and 102 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 41.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 45 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 33 (16.2%) aged 15 to 29, 96 (47.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 97.1% European/Pākehā, 8.8% Māori, 0.0% Pacific peoples, and 1.5% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.8% had no religion, 35.3% were Christian, 1.5% were Muslim and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (20.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 24 (15.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $42,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 45 people (28.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 102 (64.2%) people were employed full-time, 30 (18.9%) were part-time, and 6 (3.8%) were unemployed.[2]