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 ...

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

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, 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 Isla ...

hapū In 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 and normally ope ...

of Ngāti Hinerau and Ngāti Tutemohuta. 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 . The settlement is part of the larger Waitahanui statistical area. Five Mile Bay-Waitahanui had a population of 555 at the

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, an increase of 141 people (34.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 102 people (22.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 177 households, comprising 267 males and 282 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 108 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 87 (15.7%) aged 15 to 29, 240 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 108 (19.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 43.2% European/

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, 64.3%

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, 3.8% Pacific peoples, and 2.2% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 33.5% had no religion, 27.0% were

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, 32.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were

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and 2.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (10.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 87 (19.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 48 people (10.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 192 (43.0%) people were employed full-time, 66 (14.8%) were part-time, and 27 (6.0%) were 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 had a population of 795 at the

, an increase of 153 people (23.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 105 people (15.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 258 households, comprising 393 males and 399 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 41.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 165 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 129 (16.2%) aged 15 to 29, 363 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 135 (17.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 58.9% European/

, 50.6%

, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 1.1% Asian, and 0.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 7.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 39.6% had no religion, 29.4% were

, 24.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were

and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 75 (11.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 129 (20.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 78 people (12.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 297 (47.1%) people were employed full-time, 102 (16.2%) were part-time, and 33 (5.2%) were 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