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Tāhunanui is one of the suburbs of Nelson, on the South Island of New Zealand. It lies between Port Nelson and Nelson Airport and is the site of the main beach for Nelson with a shoreline on the Tasman Bay.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "large sandbank" for Tāhunanui.
There is also an Airport Peninsula Esplanade on the way into Nelson Airport.
Tāhunanui had a population of 2,745 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 156 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 252 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,206 households, comprising 1,374 males and 1,371 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 41.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 453 people (16.5%) aged under 15 years, 549 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,245 (45.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 501 (18.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 86.3% European/Pākehā, 15.5% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, 5.1% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.8% had no religion, 29.3% were Christian, 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 336 (14.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 507 (22.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 159 people (6.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,098 (47.9%) people were employed full-time, 357 (15.6%) were part-time, and 78 (3.4%) were unemployed.
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