Waipatu | |
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| Coordinates: 39°37′45″S176°52′30″E / 39.62917°S 176.87500°E Coordinates: 39°37′45″S176°52′30″E / 39.62917°S 176.87500°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hastings |
| Electoral ward | Hastings |
| Population (2018) [1] | |
| • Total | 306 |
| Tomoana | Mangateretere | |
| Mahora |   Waipatu  | |
| Mayfair | Karamu |
Waipatu is a semi-rural suburb of Hastings, in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 270 | — |
| 2013 | 237 | −1.85% |
| 2018 | 306 | +5.24% |
| Source: [1] | ||
The statistical area of Tomoana, which covers both Tomoana and Waipatu, had a population of 306 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 69 people (29.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 36 people (13.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 90 households. There were 147 males and 162 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 36.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 75 people (24.5%) aged under 15 years, 48 (15.7%) aged 15 to 29, 153 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (9.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 51.0% European/Pākehā, 53.9% Māori, 11.8% Pacific peoples, 2.0% Asian, and 1.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 19.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 43.1% had no religion, 44.1% were Christian, 1.0% were Buddhist and 7.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (16.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 33 (14.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 120 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 42 (18.2%) were part-time, and 3 (1.3%) were unemployed. [1]
The community has two marae, belonging to the Ngāti Kahungunu hapū of Ngāti Hāwea and Ngati Hōri: [2] Ruahāpia Marae and Karaitiana Takamoana meeting house, and Waipatu Marae and Heretaunga meeting house. [3]
In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including both Ruahāpia and Waipatu. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs. [4]
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