Ōhaupō
{{Short description|Settlement in Waikato, New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ōhaupō
| settlement_type = Rural locality
| image_skyline = 13 Apr 1964 Ohaupo.jpg
| caption = Aerial photo of Ohaupo in April 1964
| coordinates = {{coord|-37.91989|175.307465|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = {{infobox mapframe|zoom=9}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Waikato
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Waipā District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Pirongia-Kakepuku General Ward
| leader_title = Territorial Authority
| leader_name = Waipā District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Waikato Regional Council
| leader_title2 = Mayor of Waipa
| leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waipa District Mayor|y}}
| leader_title3 = Taranaki-King Country MP
| leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Taranaki-King Country MP|y}}
| leader_title4 = Hauraki-Waikato MP
| leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Hauraki-Waikato MP|y}}
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Taranaki-King Country|Hauraki-Waikato (Māori)}}
| area_total_km2 = 1.54
| population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
| population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}}
| population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Ohaupo|y}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| timezone = NZST
| utc_offset = +12
| timezone_DST = NZDT
| utc_offset_DST = +13
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 3803
| area_code = 07
| official_name =
}}
Ōhaupō is a rural community in the Waipā District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 3, about halfway between Hamilton and Te Awamutu.
The Ōhaupō area and surrounding Ngāhinapōuri, Te Rore and Harapēpē area were military outposts during the Waikato War and a military fortification was built about one kilometre north of the township in April 1864.{{cite web |title=NZ History profile |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/ohaupo |website=nzhistory.govt.nz |publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage}} Other military fortifications had been built at nearby Ngāhinapōuri, Tuhikaramea and Te Rore four months earlier, in December 1863.{{cite web |last1=Ritchie |first1=Neville |title=The Waikato War of 1863-64 |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/historic/by-region/waikato/waikato-war-of-1863-64.pdf |website=doc.govt.nz |publisher=Department of Conservation}}
The earliest European settlers in Ōhaupō were Bohemian militiamen from the Puhoi settlement north of Auckland. As of 2015, many descendants of these militiamen still lived in the area.{{cite web |last1=Swarbick |first1=Nancy |title=Waikato places - Te Awamutu |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/waikato-places/page-10 |website=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage}}
In July 2020, the name of the locality was officially gazetted as Ōhaupō by the New Zealand Geographic Board.{{cite news |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/assets/pdf-cache/2020/2020-ln3118.pdf |title=Notice of approved official geographic names |date=16 July 2020 |work=New Zealand Gazette |accessdate=4 September 2020}} The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of a breeze at night" for {{lang|mi|Ōhaupō}}.{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names|title=1000 Māori place names|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|date=6 August 2019}}
The Ohaupo railway station was a train station on the North Island Main Trunk{{cite book|title=New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas|year=1965|publisher=Quail Map Co.|pages=3 & 4|edition=First}}{{cite book|last=Pierre|first=Bill|title=North Island Main Trunk|year=1981|publisher=A.H&A.W Reed|location=Wellington|isbn=0589013165|pages=289–290}} It included a ladies' waiting room, public vestibule, ticket lobby, stationmaster's office, an asphalt platform, goods shed and a 7-room stationmaster's house.{{Cite web|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d3-d12.html|title=Ohaupo|date=1902|website=nzetc.victoria.ac.nz|access-date=2016-04-09}} In 1927 the station was handling almost 2,700 tons of fertiliser each year.{{cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19270719.2.25 |title=Dairying Industry |work=The New Zealand Herald |via=National Library of New Zealand |date=19 July 1927 }}
The Mystery Creek Events Centre east of the township hosts the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event, Fieldays.
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Ōhaupō as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|1.54|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=20 April 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Ohaupo|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Ohaupo|y}}|R}}/1.54|0}} people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Kaipaki statistical area.{{cite web|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b|title=Geographic Boundary Viewer|publisher=Stats NZ|at=Urban Rural – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023}}
{{Historical populations|2006|423|2013|516|2018|600|2023|783|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Ōhaupō|source={{NZ census 2018|7012675–7012678}}}}
Ōhaupō had a population of 783 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 183 people (30.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 267 people (51.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 372 males, 408 females and 3 people of other genders in 243 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.1185.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 201 people (25.7%) aged under 15 years, 87 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 345 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 150 (19.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.7% European (Pākehā); 11.1% Māori; 1.1% Pasifika; 6.5% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 5.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori language by 2.7%, and other languages by 10.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.7% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 1.1% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.1%, and 6.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 153 (26.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 306 (52.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 114 (19.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $48,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 81 people (13.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 306 (52.6%) people were employed full-time, 78 (13.4%) were part-time, and 9 (1.5%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1185.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Ōhaupō (1185)}}
=Kaipaki statistical area=
Kaipaki statistical area covers {{Convert|36.52|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=20 April 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Kaipaki|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Kaipaki|y}}|R}}/36.52|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,212|2013|1,335|2018|1,581|2023|1,821|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Kaipaki statistical area|source={{NZ census 2018|Kaipaki (181800)|kaipaki|Kaipaki}}}}
Kaipaki had a population of 1,821 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 240 people (15.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 486 people (36.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 894 males, 921 females and 12 people of other genders in 603 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.181800.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 396 people (21.7%) aged under 15 years, 252 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 861 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 312 (17.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 90.4% European (Pākehā); 10.2% Māori; 2.5% Pasifika; 4.9% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 4.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 2.0%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 8.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.5% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.7%, and 7.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 369 (25.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 786 (55.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 273 (19.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $49,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 240 people (16.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 792 (55.6%) people were employed full-time, 222 (15.6%) were part-time, and 18 (1.3%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.181800.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Kaipaki (181800)}}
Education
Ōhaupō School is a co-educational state primary school,{{cite web |title=Ōhaupō School official school website |url=http://www.ohaupo.school.nz |website=ohaupo.school.nz}}{{TKI|1855|Ōhaupō School}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1855|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y||}}.{{cite web |title=Ohaupo School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1855 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The original school at Ōhaupō was built in 1870, and was the first school in the Waikato. It burned in 1915, and was replaced by the present building the following year.{{cite web|url=http://www.ohaupo.school.nz/Web/8/|title=History|publisher=Ōhaupō School|accessdate=2 November 2020}}
Kaipaki School is another co-educational state primary school located east of the township,{{cite web |title=Kaipaki School Official School Website |url=http://www.kaipaki.schoolzone.net.nz |website=kaipaki.schoolzone.net.nz |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019003220/http://www.kaipaki.schoolzone.net.nz/ |archive-date=19 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{TKI|1760|Kaipaki School}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1760|y}}.{{cite web |title=Kaipaki School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1760 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The school started as Pukerimu School in 1876, and was moved to its current location in 1920.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kaipaki.school.nz/45/pages/2-information|title=About Us|publisher=Kaipaki School|accessdate=2 November 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://ap01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/delivery/64WAIKATO_INST/1276355100003401 1865 map]
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