Wairakei
Wairakei | |
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Rural locality | |
Waikato Regional Council | |
Area | |
• Total | 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 550 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Postcode(s) | 3332 |
Wairakei is a small settlement, and geothermal area 8-kilometres (5 mi) north of Taupō, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on the Waikato River. It is part of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and features several natural geysers, hot pools. boiling mud pools, and the Wairakei Power Station, a major geothermal electric power generating station.
The station was the second large-scale geothermal facility worldwide, and was commissioned in 1958. It was listed in the book 70 Wonders Of The Modern World published in 2000 by Reader's Digest to record The Eventful 20th Century.[3]
The settlement, referred to as Wairakei Village, was constructed to house the workers of both the power station and the neighbouring
From 31 October 2022 it had buses to Taupō, Mondays to Fridays.[4]
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Wairakei Village as a rural settlement, which covers 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 550 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,528 people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Wairakei-Broadlands statistical area.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 465 | — |
2013 | 453 | −0.37% |
2018 | 507 | +2.28% |
Source: [5] |
Wairakei Village had a population of 507 at the
Ethnicities were 68.6% European/Pākehā, 47.9% Māori, 6.5% Pacific peoples, 1.8% Asian, and 0.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 69.2% had no religion, 18.3% were Christian, and 3.6% had Māori religious beliefs.
Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (5.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 87 (24.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 27 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 174 (49.2%) people were employed full-time, 54 (15.3%) were part-time, and 36 (10.2%) were unemployed.[5]
Wairakei-Broadlands statistical area
Wairakei-Broadlands statistical area covers 410.00 km2 (158.30 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,340 as of June 2023,[6] with a population density of 3.3 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,092 | — |
2013 | 1,152 | +0.77% |
2018 | 1,236 | +1.42% |
Source: [7] |
Wairakei-Broadlands had a population of 1,236 at the
Ethnicities were 74.8% European/Pākehā, 36.7% Māori, 4.4% Pacific peoples, 3.6% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 12.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 64.1% had no religion, 22.3% were Christian, 2.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 0.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 75 (8.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 210 (22.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (12.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 516 (56.0%) people were employed full-time, 138 (15.0%) were part-time, and 51 (5.5%) were unemployed.[7]
Education
Wairakei School is a co-educational state primary school,[8][9] with a roll of 338 as of February 2024.[10][11] The school opened in 1959.[12]
Notable people
- Louise Rennison, lived here as a teenager[13]
References
- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ISBN 0-86449-376-2
- ^ "38 Wairakei to Taupō". BusIt. 31 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013315–7013317.
- ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Wairakei-Broadlands (188200). 2018 Census place summary: Wairakei-Broadlands
- ^ "Wairakei School Official School Website". wairakei.school.nz.
- ^ "Wairakei School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- Education Review Office.
- ^ "History". Wairakei School. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Louise Rennison".
External links
- Wairakei - information at Environment Waikato
- Wairakei Geyser (1933 article)