Waipahihi
{{short description|Suburb of Taupō, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Waipahihi
| image = Waipahihi Botanical Gardens.jpg
| caption1 = Waipahihi Botanical Gardens
| city1 = Taupō
| board =
| ward = Taupō Ward
| council = Taupō District Council
| established =
| coordinates = {{coord|-38.711|176.096|display=it|region:NZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
| area = 384
| population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Waipahihi|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Richmond Heights|y}}|R}}|0}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Waipahihi
| north = Hilltop
| northeast =
| east = Maunganamu
| southeast =
| south =
| southwest =Wharewaka
| west = (Lake Taupō)
| northwest = Taupō Central
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Waipahihi ({{langx|mi| Waipahīhī}}) is a suburb in Taupō, based on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō on New Zealand's North Island.{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Waipahihi, Waikato |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz54428/Waipahihi/Waikato |website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}}
The local Waipahīhī Marae is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hinerau and Ngāti Hineure.{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri}} It includes the Kurapoto meeting house.{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}
Demographics
Waipahihi covers {{Convert|3.84|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=13 January 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Waipahihi|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Richmond Heights|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Waipahihi|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Richmond Heights|y}}|R}})/3.84|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|3,915|2013|3,987|2018|4,500|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Waipahihi had a population of 4,500 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 513 people (12.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 585 people (14.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,689 households, comprising 2,250 males and 2,250 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 930 people (20.7%) aged under 15 years, 672 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,992 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 906 (20.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.3% European/Pākehā, 20.9% Māori, 2.6% Pacific peoples, 3.2% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 34.4% were Christian, 1.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 645 (18.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 549 (15.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 618 people (17.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,833 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 552 (15.5%) were part-time, and 90 (2.5%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Waipahihi (189200) and Richmond Heights (189300)}}
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| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | |
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| Waipahihi | style="text-align:right;"|2.56 | style="text-align:right;"|2,172 | style="text-align:right;"|848 | style="text-align:right;"|855 | 46.4 years | $36,300{{NZ census place summary 2018|waipahihi|Waipahihi}} |
| Richmond Heights | style="text-align:right;"|1.37 | style="text-align:right;"|2,328 | style="text-align:right;"|1,699 | style="text-align:right;"|834 | 37.2 years | $32,500{{NZ census place summary 2018|richmond-heights|Richmond Heights}} |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | style="text-align:left;"| $31,800 |
Education
Waipahihi School is a co-educational Year 1-6 state primary school,{{cite web |title=Waipahihi School Official School Website |url=http://www.waipahihi.school.nz |website=waipahihi.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Waipahihi School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=2065 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2065|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Waipahihi School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2065 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}