Matapihi

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Matapihi
Suburb
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Matapihi railway bridge to Tauranga Central
Matapihi
Coordinates: 37°41′48″S176°11′28″E / 37.696607°S 176.191083°E / -37.696607; 176.191083
CountryNew Zealand
City Tauranga
Local authority Tauranga City Council
Electoral wardMauao/Mount Maunganui General Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land394 ha (974 acres)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
 • Total850
(Waipu Bay) Arataki
(Tauranga Harbour)
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Maungatapu (Rangataua Bay)

Matapihi is a suburb and peninsula of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island, surrounded on most sides by the Tauranga Harbour.

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It is connectected to Mount Maunganui in the northeast by a landbridge, and Maungatapu in the southwest by Maungatapu Bridge. State Highway 29A runs through the suburb along this diagonal.

Demographics

Matapihi covers 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 850 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 216 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006681—    
2013675−0.13%
2018729+1.55%
Source: [3]

Matapihi had a population of 729 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 54 people (8.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 48 people (7.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 189 households, comprising 372 males and 357 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female. The median age was 37.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 171 people (23.5%) aged under 15 years, 135 (18.5%) aged 15 to 29, 342 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 81 (11.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 36.6% European/Pākehā, 77.4% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 0.8% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 4.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 35.4% had no religion, 32.5% were Christian, 26.7% had Māori religious beliefs and 0.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (15.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 141 (25.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 72 people (12.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 273 (48.9%) people were employed full-time, 84 (15.1%) were part-time, and 42 (7.5%) were unemployed. [3]

Marae

Matapihi has two marae:

Education

Te Kura o Matapihi is a co-educational Māori language immersion state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, [6] with a roll of 183 as of February 2024. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Matapihi (195000). 2018 Census place summary: Matapihi
  4. ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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