Kaitemako is a rural area in the

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and

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of New Zealand's

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. The area includes the Kaitemako Stream catchment. The highest point is Pukunui at 364 metres. The Kaiate Falls (Te Rerekawau Falls) are a pair of waterfalls, with the lower fall being about 15 metres high.

Demographics

Waitao statistical area, which was called Kaitemako before the 2023 census, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Lower Kaiate Falls

Waitao had a population of 1,824 in the

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, an increase of 72 people (4.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 351 people (23.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 894 males, 924 females, and 6 people of other genders in 639 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as

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. The median age was 45.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 339 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 264 (14.5%) aged 15 to 29, 921 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 300 (16.4%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.9%

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(

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); 20.7%

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; 1.3%

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; 3.3% Asian; 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.5%, Māori by 6.7%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 9.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 28.0%

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, 0.2%

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, 3.5%

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, 0.7%

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, 0.5%

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, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.7%, and 9.2% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 372 (25.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 834 (56.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 282 (19.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 177 people (11.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 759 (51.1%) full-time, 294 (19.8%) part-time, and 27 (1.8%) unemployed.

References

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