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'''Waipa District''' (or '''Waipā District''') is a [[municipality]] in the [[Waikato|Waikato region]] of [[New Zealand]] that is administered by the [[Waipa District Council]]. Its most populous town is [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]]. The seat of the council is at the second most populous town, [[Te Awamutu]]. The district is south and south-east of the city of [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]. It has five wards: [[Te Awamutu]], [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]], [[Pirongia]], Maungatautari and Kakepuku.
Although the official name remains Waipa District,<ref>{{Cite web|title=NZGB Gazetteer|url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/15027
==History==
The District was formed from Waipa [[Counties of New Zealand|County Council]] and its town boroughs in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/66042 |title=Te Awamutu Borough Council|website=thecommunityarchive.org.nz |language=en|access-date=2017-04-30}}</ref> The county boundaries
In 1923, Waipa County covered {{Convert|429|mi2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 9,275, with {{Convert|283|mi|abbr=on}} of [[gravel road]]s, {{Convert|506|mi|abbr=on}} of mud roads and {{Convert|153|mi|abbr=on}} of tracks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 Aug 1923|title=KAWHIA SETTLER AND RAGLAN ADVERTISER Main Highways - Conference at Hamilton|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KSRA19230803.2.27|access-date=2021-10-16|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref>
==Geography==▼
▲==Geography==
The [[Waikato River]] forms much of the eastern boundary of the district, before it flows north-westward through the district, past [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]]. The [[
The region's economy is based largely on [[dairy]] farming and [[cereal]] production. The southeastern corner of the district includes the [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] project at [[Lake Karapiro|Karapiro]].
==Demographics==
Waipā District covers {{Convert|1470.07|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=1 March 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Waipa district|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waipa district|y}}|R}}/1470.07|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. {{NZ population data 2018|Cambridge|y}} people live in Cambridge and {{NZ population data 2018|Te Awamutu|y}} in Te Awamutu.
{{Historical populations|2006|42,501|2013|46,668|2018|53,241|percentages=pagr|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}▼
Waipa District had a population of 53,241 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 6,573 people (14.1%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 10,740 people (25.3%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 19,518 households. There were 26,067 males and 27,171 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. Of the total population, 10,995 people (20.7%) were aged up to 15 years, 9,252 (17.4%) were 15 to 29, 23,535 (44.2%) were 30 to 64, and 9,456 (17.8%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.▼
▲{{Historical populations|2006|42,501|2013|46,668|2018|53,241|2023|58,686|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/><ref name="Census 2023"/>}}
{{Bar chart|title=Ethnicities, 2023 Census|float=left|label_type=Ethnicity|data_type=Population|data_max=50748|label1=New Zealand European|data1=50748|label2=Māori|data2=9303|label3=Pasifika|data3=1332|label4=Asian|data4=3552|label5=MELAA|data5=426|label6=Other|data6=744}}
▲
Ethnicities were 86.5% European/[[Pākehā]], 15.9% [[Māori people|Māori]], 2.3% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 6.1% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.3% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/2023-census/|title=2023 Census national and subnational usually resident population counts and dwelling counts|format=Microsoft Excel|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa|access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref>
Waipā District had a population of 53,241 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]]. There were 19,518 households, comprising 26,067 males and 27,171 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people
Of those at least 15 years old, 8,175 (19.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 8,130 (19.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 8,256 people (19.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 21,927 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 6,345 (15.0%) were part-time, and 1,269 (3.0%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Waipa District (017)|waipa-district|Waipa District}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual wards
|-
!Name !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density (per km<sup>2</sup>) || Households !! Median age !! Median income
|-
| Pirongia Ward || style="text-align:right;"|439.14 || style="text-align:right;"|8,766 || style="text-align:right;"|19.96 || style="text-align:right;"|2,991 || 39.2 years || $40,500
|-
| Cambridge Ward || style="text-align:right;"|73.67 || style="text-align:right;"|20,472 || style="text-align:right;"|277.89 || style="text-align:right;"|7,728 || 42.4 years || $34,900
|-
| Maungatautari Ward || style="text-align:right;"|437.26 || style="text-align:right;"|4,191 || style="text-align:right;"|9.58 || style="text-align:right;"|1,461 || 39.0 years || $43,200
|-
| Te Awamutu Ward || style="text-align:right;"|55.28 || style="text-align:right;"|15,891 || style="text-align:right;"|287.46 || style="text-align:right;"|5,973 || 40.4 years || $30,700
|-
| Kakepuku Ward || style="text-align:right;"|464.72 || style="text-align:right;"|3,918 || style="text-align:right;"|8.43 || style="text-align:right;"|1,362 || 36.4 years || $38,900
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 37.4 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $31,800
|}
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.waipadc.govt.nz/ Council website]
* [http://www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-district/about-our-district/ Council's District profile]
* [https://onehera.waikato.ac.nz/nodes/view/1775?keywords=&type=all&lsk=b979ed516603e732bdbd67f0a8874f5b 1935 Waipa County Council map]
{{Adjacent communities
| title = Adjacent cities and districts
| Centre = Waipa
| N = [[Waikato District|Waikato]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
| NE = [[Matamata-Piako District|Matamata-Piako]]
| SE = [[South Waikato District|South Waikato]]
| S = [[Otorohanga District|Otorohanga]]
| W = [[Waikato District|Waikato]]
}}
{{Waipa District}}
{{Cities and districts of New Zealand}}
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