Waipatukahu

Waipatukahu
Waipatukahu Valley
Coordinates: 36°46′34″S 174°26′56″E / 36.776°S 174.449°E / -36.776; 174.449
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland Region
Ward	Rodney ward
Community board	Rodney Local Board
Subdivision	Kumeū subdivision
Electorates	Kaipara ki Mahurangi Te Tai Tokerau
Government
• Territorial Authority	Auckland Council
Area [1]
• Total	56.12 km2 (21.67 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	1,890
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)

Waipatukahu is a locality west of Auckland, in New Zealand. It surrounds Waipatukahu Stream, which flows north-north-east from Lake Paekawau, draining the Waimauku Plateau and the Western Sand Country and joins the Kaipara River.^[3][4]

The statistical area of Waipatukahu extends west to the Tasman Sea, and slightly further east than Waimauku. It includes Woodhill but doesn't include Waimauku or Muriwai. Waipatukahu covers 56.12 km² (21.67 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 1,890 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 34 people per km².

Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a smaller boundary, covering 52.06 km² (20.10 sq mi).^[1] Using that boundary, Waipatukahu had a population of 1,461 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 222 people (17.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 273 people (23.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 471 households, comprising 732 males and 732 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 40.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 327 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 261 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 723 (49.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 150 (10.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.1% European/Pākehā, 16.6% Māori, 3.5% Pacific peoples, 2.1% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 19.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.9% had no religion, 29.0% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 231 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 165 (14.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $40,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 285 people (25.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 612 (54.0%) people were employed full-time, 210 (18.5%) were part-time, and 36 (3.2%) were unemployed.^[5]