Whataupoko
{{short description|Suburb of Gisborne, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Whataupoko
| image = Tairāwhiti Museum.jpg
| caption1 = Tairāwhiti Museum
| city1 = Gisborne
| ward = Tairāwhiti General Ward
| council = Gisborne District Council
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| south = Kaiti
| southwest = Gisborne Central
| west = Te Hapara
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Whataupoko is the central residential suburb of the city of Gisborne in New Zealand. It is northeast of the Gisborne Central business district, across the Taruheru River, and north of the suburb of Kaiti, across the Waimata River. The suburb of Mangapapa is north-west of Whataupoko. Significant facilities are the headquarters of the Gisborne District Council and the regional museum, Tairāwhiti Museum,{{cite web |title=Tairāwhiti Museum |url =https://tairawhitimuseum.org.nz/ |publisher=Tairāwhiti Museum}}{{cite web |title=Tairāwhiti Museum |url= https://www.kotuia.org.nz/organisation-pages/org-page-3258/ |website=Kōtuia |publisher=Te Papa Tongarewa}} both located near the southern point of Whataupoko at the confluence of the two rivers.
History and naming
The name Whataupoko derives from the Māori terms whata, meaning an elevated stage or platform, and upoko, meaning head. In about 1740, two warriors came to area to try to drive the local people out. The two attackers were captured and beheaded, and their heads (upoko) were hung from a rail on an elevated platform (whata), and so the name came about.{{cite book |last1=Salmond |first1=Anne |author-link1=Anne Salmond |last2=Phillips |first2=Caroline |date= |title=Te Awaroa: Restoring 1000 Rivers: Research Report 2: Waimata River |url= https://www.waikereru.org/assets/documents/WaimataReport2.pdf |publisher=University of Auckland |pages=4–5 |access-date=24 August 2023}}
Demographics
Whataupoko covers {{Convert|3.79|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=8 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whataupoko East|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whataupoko West|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whataupoko East|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whataupoko West|y}}|R}})/3.79|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|3,708|2013|3,660|2018|3,864|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering {{Convert|3.65|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Whataupoko had a population of 3,864 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 204 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 156 people (4.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,485 households, comprising 1,857 males and 2,001 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 819 people (21.2%) aged under 15 years, 609 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,719 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 714 (18.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 81.4% European/Pākehā, 28.0% Māori, 2.3% Pacific peoples, 4.0% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.2% had no religion, 35.2% were Christian, 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 696 (22.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 438 (14.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 564 people (18.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,548 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 519 (17.0%) were part-time, and 78 (2.6%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Whataupoko East (206600) and Whataupoko West (206700)}}
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| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | |
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| Whataupoko East | style="text-align:right;"|2.55 | style="text-align:right;"|1,812 | style="text-align:right;"|711 | style="text-align:right;"|678 | 42.8 years | $38,600{{NZ census place summary 2018|whataupoko-east|Whataupoko East}} |
| Whataupoko West | style="text-align:right;"|1.10 | style="text-align:right;"|2,052 | style="text-align:right;"|1,865 | style="text-align:right;"|807 | 41.4 years | $30,100{{NZ census place summary 2018|whataupoko-west|Whataupoko West}} |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | style="text-align:left;"| $31,800 |
Parks
The Whataupoko Reserve includes a dog walking area, and walking and mountain biking tracks.{{cite web |title=Gisborne Parks and Reserves |url=https://www.gdc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/ |website=gdc.govt.nz |publisher=Gisborne District Council}}
Waiteata Park has a picnic area and playground.
There are also several local parks in the area which allow dogs on leashes: Ballance Street Reserve, Fox Street Reserve, Grant Road Reserve, Hall Street Reserve and Sheehan Street Reserve.
Education
Gisborne Central School is a Year 1–6 co-educational state school{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.gisbornecentral.school.nz |website=gisbornecentral.school.nz}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2564|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=2564 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2564 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The school was founded in 1872.{{cite news|url=http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20201219/bell-a-ringing-at-central-school/|title=Bell a-ringing at Central School|newspaper=Gisborne Herald|date=19 December 2020|first=Jack|last=Marshall}}