Waihou
Waihou | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 37°34′26″S 175°40′26″E / 37.574°S 175.674°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato |
| District | Matamata-Piako District |
| Ward | Te Aroha Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Matamata-Piako District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 310 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Waihou is a rural settlement in the Matamata-Piako District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located on State Highway 26 between Te Aroha and Morrinsville and west of the Waihou River.[3]
Waihou Recreational Reserve provides sporting facilities.[4]
At the beginning of the 20th century, Waihou had a population of about 100, a railway siding and a primary school.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Statistics New Zealand describes Waihou as a rural settlement, which covers 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 310 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 596 people per km2. Waihou is part of the larger Waihou-Manawaru statistical area.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 261 | — |
| 2013 | 270 | +0.49% |
| 2018 | 318 | +3.33% |
| Source: [7] | ||
Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Waihou had a population of 318 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 people (17.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 57 people (21.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 120 households, comprising 165 males and 156 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female, with 63 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 54 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 129 (40.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 75 (23.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.7% European/Pākehā, 13.2% Māori, 4.7% Pacific peoples, 1.9% Asian, and 3.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 63.2% had no religion, 22.6% were Christian, and 0.9% were Hindu.
Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (8.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 81 (31.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 36 people (14.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 117 (45.9%) people were employed full-time, 39 (15.3%) were part-time, and 6 (2.4%) were unemployed.[7]
Education
[edit]Waihou School opened in 1880.[8] At the beginning of the 20th century it has 110 students on the roll.[5] It closed in 2000.[9]
Elstow-Waihou Combined School, called Elstow School before 2000, is a full primary school catering for years 1–8.[10] It has a roll of 162 as of August 2024.[11] It was founded in 1901[12] and is seven kilometres northwest of Waihou.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Harriss, Gavin (August 2022). Waihou, Waikato (Map). NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "Waihou Recreational Reserve". Matamata-Piako District Council. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Waihou". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Vol. Auckland Provincial District. 1902.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Waihou-Manawaru
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7011470 and 7011471.
- ^ "Waihou School jubilee: an official record and local history, 30th June 1955, 1880-1955 (record)". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Little school victim of rural brain-drain". The New Zealand Herald. 15 December 2000.
- ^ Education Counts: Elstow-Waihou Combined School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Our School". Elstow-Waihou Combined School. Retrieved 7 October 2022.