Waipopo
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Waipopo
| native_name = Waipōpō
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| settlement_type = Rural settlement
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Canterbury
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = Timaru District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Pleasant Point-Temuka
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| population_total = 87
| population_as_of = 2018 Census
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| area_total_km2 = 0.25
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Waipopo or Waipopo Huts is a bach community{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-press/20110323/283180079985124|title=Hut holders have uncertain future in legal contest|newspaper=The Press|date=23 March 2011|first=Claire|last=Allison}} in the Timaru district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. Waipopo is on the southern side of the Ōpihi River mouth, 11.5 kilometres southeast of Temuka and 17.3 northeast of Timaru by road.{{Cite map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz24053/Waipopo/Canterbury|title=Waipopo, Canterbury|map=NZ Topo Map|first=Gavin|last=Harriss|date=July 2021}}
The huts are on land owned by the Waipopo Huts Māori Reserve Trust, who provided a 100-year lease of the land which expired in 2003. Twenty-seven leaseholders declined to sign a new lease.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/4643718/Waipopo-leaseholders-in-court|title=Waipopo Leaseholders in Court|newspaper=Timary Herald|date=11 February 2011}} The Trust subsequently charged rent for the land at higher prices.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/8169973/Tenants-quit-Waipopo-Huts|title=Tenants quit Waipopo Huts|newspaper=Timaru Herald|date=26 February 2013}}
Demographics
Waipopo is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand, and covers {{Convert|0.25|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=11 November 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} The settlement is part of the larger Levels statistical area.{{NZ census place summary 2018|levels|Levels}}
{{Historical populations|2006|93|2013|78|2018|87|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Waipopo had a population of 87 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 6 people (-6.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 48 households. There were 54 males and 36 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.5 males per female. The median age was 54.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 3 people (3.4%) aged under 15 years, 18 (20.7%) aged 15 to 29, 39 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (34.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 86.2% European/Pākehā, 27.6% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, and 3.4% Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.7% had no religion, 44.8% were Christian and 3.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 6 (7.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 33 (39.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 42 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 12 (14.3%) were part-time, and 3 (3.6%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|7027359}}
See also
References
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{{Timaru District, New Zealand}}