The 2006 census counted a Tamahere and Tauwhare area of 130 km2 (50 sq mi).[5] In 2018 Tauwhare was grouped in the Eureka Tauwhare area, which covers 135.55 km2 (52.34 sq mi).[5] These areas had the statistics in the table below, which show people are wealthier and slightly older than the 37.4 years of the national average. In 2013 Tauwhere was covered by meshblocks 0957700 and 0958200 with a population totalling 486 in 156 households.[6]
In October 2020, the Government committed $734,311 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 4 other Ngāti Hauā marae, creating 7 jobs.[11]
Education
Tauwhare School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[12][13] with a roll of 108 as of February 2024.[14]