Waipopo

Waipopo Waipōpō
Rural settlement
Coordinates: 44°16′23″S 171°19′55″E / 44.273°S 171.332°E / -44.273; 171.332
Canterbury
Territorial authority	Timaru District
Ward	Pleasant Point-Temuka
Area [1]
• Total	0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population  (2018 Census)[2]
• Total	87
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)

Waipopo or Waipopo Huts is a

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.[5] The Trust subsequently charged rent for the land at higher prices.^[6]

Demographics

Waipopo is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand, and covers 0.25 km² (0.097 sq mi).^[1] The settlement is part of the larger Levels statistical area.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	93	—
2013	78	−2.48%
2018	87	+2.21%
Source: [2]

Waipopo had a population of 87 at the

. 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.^[2]

See also

• Milford Huts

References