Businesses in Kurow

Categories in Kurow

Gas Station Business to Business Service Bed and breakfasts

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kurow

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	9

Kurow Facts

Area	0.2 km²
Population	316
Male Population	164 (51.9%)
Female Population	152 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+280.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+239.8%
Median Age	46.2 years (Male: 45.6, Female: 46.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$30,872 (2022)
Area Codes	3
Local Time
Timezone	New Zealand Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	-44.73341, 170.46962
Postal Codes	9446

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Kurow Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	83	90	93	105	316	324	330
Population Density	442.7 / km²	480 / km²	496 / km²	560 / km²	1,685.3 / km²	1,728 / km²	1,760 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kurow Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 239.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kurow	+280.7%	+251.1%	+239.8%
Canterbury, New Zealand	—	—	—
New Zealand	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kurow Median Age

Median Age: 46.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kurow	46.2 yrs	46.8 yrs	45.6 yrs
Canterbury, New Zealand	39.9 yrs	40.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
New Zealand	37.9 yrs	38.9 yrs	36.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kurow Population Density

Population Density: 1,685 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kurow	316	0.188 km²	1,685 / km²
Canterbury, New Zealand	573,579	56,795 km²	10.1 / km²
New Zealand	4.4 million	270,103.3 km²	16.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kurow Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kurow

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Kurow

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kurow Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$19,454	$22,213	$23,379	$28,004	$26,525	$29,311	$30,145	$30,872
Total GDP	$5.3M	$6.3M	$6.8M	$8.6M	$8.5M	$9.9M	$10.6M	$11M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kurow CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kurow	2,737 tn	8.66 tn	14,597.5 tons/km²
Canterbury, New Zealand	4,175,458 tn	7.28 tn	73.5 tons/km²
New Zealand	37,929,206 tn	8.61 tn	140.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kurow CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,737 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.66 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	14,597.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/10/18	10:23 AM	3.6	78.2 km	10,150 m	74km WNW of Pleasant Point, New Zealand	usgs.gov
7/6/15	5:45 AM	5.1	71.3 km	10,000 m	56km NE of Wanaka, New Zealand	usgs.gov
8/3/14	10:09 AM	4.2	77.4 km	40,000 m	52km NE of Wanaka, New Zealand	usgs.gov
10/7/13	9:48 AM	4.2	71.8 km	9,922 m	88km W of Pleasant Point, New Zealand	usgs.gov
9/5/13	7:37 AM	4.3	82.7 km	8,600 m	36km NE of Wanaka, New Zealand	usgs.gov
6/7/12	2:37 PM	4	81.3 km	5,000 m	South Island of New Zealand	usgs.gov
4/5/12	11:05 PM	4.5	88.3 km	5,000 m	South Island of New Zealand	usgs.gov
5/27/11	3:42 AM	4.3	33.8 km	5,300 m	South Island of New Zealand	usgs.gov
3/20/11	12:39 AM	4.4	63.4 km	5,000 m	South Island of New Zealand	usgs.gov
3/20/11	12:34 AM	4.2	61.7 km	5,000 m	South Island of New Zealand	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kurow

Kurow is a small town in the Waitaki District, New Zealand. It is located on the south bank of the Waitaki River, 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Oamaru. At the 2013 Census, the town had a population of 312 people.

Pleasant Point, New Zealand

Pop. 1,18774 km

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