Waitahanui is a village in the

Taupō District Taupō District is a territorial authority district in New Zealand. It covers 6,333 km² of land, and a further 610 km² of lake area, including Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake, and Lake Rotoaira. The district stretches from th ...

Waikato region The Waikato () is a Regions of New Zealand, region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton City, as well as ...

, New Zealand. The village is on the eastern shore of

Lake Taupō Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; or ) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore. With ...

, south of the district seat of

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. Waitahanui Marae and Pākira meeting house is a meeting place for the

Ngāti Tūwharetoa Ngāti Tūwharetoa is an iwi descended from Ngātoro-i-rangi, the priest who navigated the Arawa canoe to New Zealand. The Tūwharetoa region extends from Te Awa o te Atua ( Tarawera River) at Matatā across the central plateau of the North ...

hapū In Māori language, Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief ...

(subtribe) of Ngāti Hinerau and

Ngāti Tutemohuta Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English. ...

. The Waitahanui Bridge site is also a meeting place for the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū.

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand describes Five Mile Bay-Waitahanui as a rural settlement, which covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². The settlement is part of the larger Waitahanui statistical area. Five Mile Bay-Waitahanui had a population of 579 in the

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, an increase of 36 people (6.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 177 people (44.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 288 males, 285 females, and 3 people of other genders in 183 dwellings. 1.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 114 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 84 (14.5%) aged 15 to 29, 258 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 117 (20.2%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 48.7%

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(

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), 63.7%

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, 5.2% Pasifika, 2.1% Asian, and 1.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.8%, Māori by 26.4%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 2.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 7.8, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 23.3%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.5%

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, 24.9%

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, 0.5%

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, and 0.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 42.0%, and 8.3% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 54 (11.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 258 (55.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 147 (31.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 27 people (5.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 195 (41.9%) full-time, 63 (13.5%) part-time, and 15 (3.2%) unemployed.

Waitahanui statistical area

Waitahanui statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Waitahanui statistical area had a population of 846 in the

, an increase of 51 people (6.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 204 people (31.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 426 males, 417 females, and 6 people of other genders in 270 dwellings. 1.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 165 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 135 (16.0%) aged 15 to 29, 387 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 159 (18.8%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 60.3%

(

); 50.4%

; 3.5% Pasifika; 1.4% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.0%, Māori by 19.1%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 2.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk).

was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 8.9, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 24.5%

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, 17.4%

, 0.4%

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, 0.4%

, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.5%, and 8.9% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 399 (58.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 192 (28.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $37,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 57 people (8.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 321 (47.1%) full-time, 96 (14.1%) part-time, and 15 (2.2%) unemployed.

Education

Te Kura o Waitahanui is a co-educational state Māori immersion school serving years 1 to 6, with a roll of as of The Waitahanui Native School started in 1905.

References

{{Taupo District Taupō District Populated places in Waikato Populated places on Lake Taupō