Waiau Pa is a small town of

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. The name means "River of swirling currents" in the

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. The Waiau Pa Presbyterian Church on the corner of McKenzie Road and Seagrove Road was built in 1914. The Taihiki River runs south and southwest of Waiau Pa, and the

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is to the north.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Waiau Pā as a rural settlement, which covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Waiau Pā is part of the larger Karaka Creek statistical area Waiau Pā had a population of 453 at the

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, an increase of 129 people (39.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 195 people (75.6%) since the

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. There were 147 households, comprising 228 males and 225 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female, with 84 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 66 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 255 (56.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (9.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 86.8% European/

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, 9.9%

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, 5.3% Pacific peoples, 7.3%

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, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.3% had no religion, 33.1% were

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, 1.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% were

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and 2.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 63 (17.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 51 (13.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 129 people (35.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 237 (64.2%) people were employed full-time, 60 (16.3%) were part-time, and 6 (1.6%) were unemployed.

Karaka Creek

Karaka Creek covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Karaka Creek had a population of 1,539 at the

, an increase of 213 people (16.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 273 people (21.6%) since the

. There were 519 households, comprising 792 males and 747 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 44.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 303 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 219 (14.2%) aged 15 to 29, 804 (52.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 213 (13.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 90.3% European/

, 9.2%

, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 6.0%

, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.7% had no religion, 31.2% were

, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were

, 0.4% were

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, 0.6% were

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and 2.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 231 (18.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 180 (14.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 378 people (30.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 717 (58.0%) people were employed full-time, 231 (18.7%) were part-time, and 18 (1.5%) were unemployed.

Education

Waiau Pa School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of as of The school was founded in 1890, and held a reunion in 2015 to celebrate 125 years.

References

{{Franklin Local Board Area Populated places in the Auckland Region Populated places around the Manukau Harbour