 The population is stable and they are wealthier and younger than the 37.4 years of the national average, as shown below -

In 2018 the main ethnic groups were -
"Pukete Pa" is located in the north of the suburb on a cliff on the Waikato River bank, at the northern end of the riverside Braithwate Park.It is thought to have been built by Nga Iwi and later conquered by Ngati Koura The name Pukete comes from a locally made bag used to soak hinau berries in streams to ferment and preserve them.The area was confiscated in 1864, after the invasion of the Waikato.