Pipiroa

Pipiroa is a rural community in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

Pipiroa
Coordinates: 37.216°S 175.486°E / -37.216; 175.486
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato region
District	Hauraki District
Ward	Plains Ward
Electorates	Coromandel Hauraki-Waikato (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Hauraki District Council
• Regional council	Waikato Regional Council
• Mayor of Thames-Coromandel	Len Salt[1]
• Coromandel MP	Scott Simpson[2]
• Hauraki-Waikato MP	Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[3]
Area [4]
• Total	10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population  (2023 Census)[5]
• Total	129
• Density	12.7/km2 (33.0/sq mi)

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long pipi" for Pipiroa.^[6]

Demographics

Pipiroa is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 10.12 km² (3.91 sq mi).^[4] The SA1 area is part of the larger Hauraki Plains North statistical area.^[7]

Historic population for Pipiroa and surrounds

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	99	—
2013	102	+0.43%
2018	117	+2.78%
2023	129	+1.97%
Source: [8][5]

Pipiroa 1910 - an optimistic caption

The SA1 area had a population of 129 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (10.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 27 people (26.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 66 males and 60 females in 45 dwellings.^[9] 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 24 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 21 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 54 (41.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (20.9%) aged 65 or older.^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 90.7% European (Pākehā), 16.3% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, and 4.7% Asian. English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori language by 2.3%, and other languages by 4.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 4.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[5]

Religious affiliations were 20.9% Christian, and 4.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.5%, and 11.6% of people did not answer the census question.^[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 6 (5.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 69 (65.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 36 (34.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people (5.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 (48.6%) people were employed full-time, 15 (14.3%) were part-time, and 3 (2.9%) were unemployed.^[5]