Waiau is a rural locality in the

Western Bay of Plenty District Western Bay of Plenty District is a territorial district within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The district envelops Tauranga City by land, and includes Matakana Island, at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour. Local government The seat of ...

of New Zealand. It is on the northern side of

Tauranga Harbour Tauranga Harbour is the natural tidal harbour that surrounds Tauranga CBD and the Mount Maunganui area of Tauranga, New Zealand, and which flows into the Pacific Ocean at Mount Maunganui. The harbour is effectively two flooded river systems separ ...

, and is east and north from

Waihi Beach Waihi Beach is a coastal town at the western end of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island. It lies 10 kilometres to the east of the town of Waihi, at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula. The main beach is 10 kilometres long. The town ...

and east of Athenree. Waiau River and run through it. William Wright Falls is a 28m waterfall on Orokawa Stream, in the northern part of the area, accessible by a walking track from Waihi Beach. The track passes through Orokawa Bay.

Demographics

Waiau covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Waiau had a population of 333 at the

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, an increase of 6 people (1.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 57 people (20.7%) since the

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. There were 123 households, comprising 171 males and 162 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 48.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 54 people (16.2%) aged under 15 years, 48 (14.4%) aged 15 to 29, 153 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 75 (22.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 82.9% European/

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, 28.8%

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, 4.5% Pacific peoples, and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 10.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.5% had no religion, 28.8% were

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, 1.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were

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and 2.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (16.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 60 (21.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 45 people (16.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 126 (45.2%) people were employed full-time, 51 (18.3%) were part-time, and 3 (1.1%) were unemployed.

References

{{Authority control Western Bay of Plenty District Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region Populated places around the Tauranga Harbour