Why do we do a population study in the summer holiday period?
For most of the year the population of the Thames-Coromandel District is around 26,000 people. However, the Peninsula is such a popular holiday destination over the Christmas and New Year period that the District experiences a large influx of visitors, holiday home owners and their friends and family. This causes the population to swell dramatically to well over the usually resident population. This is known as a 'peak' population. The Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) undertakes peak population studies so that information is available to monitor the impact that the summer population has on existing and future infrastructure and services including water, sewerage, roads and parks and reserves. This helps the Council to plan and make informed decisions regarding the services it provides.
This summer's study
The most recent TCDC peak population study for the 2009/10 Christmas and New Year period is now completed. For a summary of the main study results, please click here (pdf, 340 KB)
To download a copy of the 2009/10 full study report, please click here (pdf, 1 MB)
Printed summary pamphlets are available at TCDC offices (in Coromandel, Mercury Bay, Thames and Whangamata) and District I-Sites and Visitor Centres
Previous peak population studies
For a summary of the previous 2007/08 Study results please click here.
To download a copy of the 2007/08 full study report please click here
Please click on the links below to download a copy of the 2005/06 Update (a supplementary update to the 2003/04 Study):
Due to the large size of this document, we have also divided the Peak Population Study 2005/06 Update into two sections:
For information on the 2003/04 summer period peak population survey click on the links below. That study found the peak population of the district to be around 142,000 people on New Year's Eve.
Please click on the link below to download a copy of the 2003/04 Study: