Lake Hood
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Water quality
On 3 April 2025, the Ashburton District Council closed the lake until further notice for public health reasons, after two people were poisoned by toxic algae in the water. The council commissioned research into the factors that lead to growth of cyanobacteria in the lake, and said "It’s a complex issue, and there is no silver bullet".[3] Testing showed that levels of toxic algae had dropped significantly by 6 May, but the lake remained closed.[4]
Housing subdivision
A substantial housing subdivision, serving as a satellite suburb of Ashburton has been built surrounding the lake. The area is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand, and includes Huntingdon. It covers Script error: No such module "convert".[5] and had an estimated population of Template:NZ population data 2018 as of Template:NZ population data 2018 with a population density of Script error: No such module "Math". people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Eiffelton statistical area.[6]
<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations". Before the 2023 census, Lake Hood had a larger boundary, covering Script error: No such module "convert"..[5] Using that boundary, Lake Hood had a population of 384 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 171 people (80.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 312 people (433.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 135 households, comprising 186 males and 195 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 90 people (23.4%) aged under 15 years, 45 (11.7%) aged 15 to 29, 198 (51.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (13.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 99.2% European/Pākehā, 4.7% Māori, 0.8% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.2% had no religion, and 52.3% were Christian.
Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 30 (10.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 123 people (41.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 177 (60.2%) people were employed full-time, and 66 (22.4%) were part-time.[7]
References
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External links
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