Kaitemako
{{Short description|Rural community in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}}
{{For|the suburb of Tauranga|Welcome Bay}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kaitemako
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| settlement_type = Rural community
| image_skyline = Upper Kaiate Falls.jpg
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| image_caption = Upper Kaiate Falls
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| coordinates = {{coord|-37.8|176.2|region:NZ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Bay of Plenty
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = Western Bay of Plenty District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Kaimai
| leader_title = Territorial authority
| leader_name = Western Bay of Plenty District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Bay of Plenty Regional Council
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Rotorua|Waiariki (Māori)}}
| area_total_km2 = 75.76
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| population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| population_total = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Waitao|y}}
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| postal_code = 3173
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Kaitemako is a rural area in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area includes the Kaitemako Stream catchment.{{cite web|url=https://www.boprc.govt.nz/media/424219/kaitemakosubcatchmentactionplan.pdf|title=Kaitemako Sub-Catchment Action Plan 2012|publisher=Bay of Plenty Regional Council|year=2012}} The highest point is Pukunui at 364 metres.{{Cite map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz1756/Pukunui/|title=Pukunui, Bay of Plenty|publisher=Land Information New Zealand|accessdate=4 December 2020}} The Kaiate Falls (Te Rerekawau Falls) are a pair of waterfalls, with the lower fall being about 15 metres high.{{cite web|url=https://exploretauranga.co.nz/kaiate-falls/|title=Kaiate Falls|publisher=Explore Tauranga|accessdate=4 December 2020}}
Demographics
Waitao statistical area, which was called Kaitemako before the 2023 census, covers {{Convert|75.76|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=10 December 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Waitao|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Waitao|y}}|R}}/75.76|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,341|2013|1,473|2018|1,752|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Kaitemako had a population of 1,752 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 279 people (18.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 411 people (30.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 606 households, comprising 891 males and 864 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 43.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 339 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 300 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 885 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 228 (13.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 85.4% European/Pākehā, 20.4% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 2.6% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.8% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 4.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 285 (20.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 219 (15.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 285 people (20.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 765 (54.1%) people were employed full-time, 258 (18.3%) were part-time, and 39 (2.8%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Kaitemako (Western Bay of Plenty District) (191600)|kaitemako-western-bay-of-plenty-district|Kaitemako (Western Bay of Plenty District)}}