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Wharepapa South
Rural community on North Island, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wharepapa South is a rural community in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is split between Waipā District and Ōtorohanga District. It is located west of Tokoroa and east of Ōtorohanga.[7]
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Marae
The local Aotearoa Marae and Hoturoa or Rangikawa meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Takihiku, and the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Korokī and Ngāti Raukawa ki Panehākua.[8][9]
Demographics
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Wharepapa South locality covers 201.31 km2 (77.73 sq mi).[5] The northern 51.35 km2 (19.83 sq mi) is part of the Rotongata statistical area and the southern 149.96 km2 (57.90 sq mi) is part of the Puniu statistical area.[10]
Wharepapa South had a population of 465 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (−0.6%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 30 people (−6.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 252 males and 213 females in 171 dwellings.[12] 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 111 people (23.9%) aged under 15 years, 90 (19.4%) aged 15 to 29, 225 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (7.1%) aged 65 or older.[6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.6% European (Pākehā); 16.1% Māori; 1.3% Pasifika; 13.5% Asian; 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.8%, Māori by 2.6%, and other languages by 7.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 21.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 27.7% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 0.6% New Age, and 2.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.7%, and 9.0% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 66 (18.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 204 (57.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 84 (23.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 39 people (11.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 222 (62.7%) full-time, 54 (15.3%) part-time, and 6 (1.7%) unemployed.[6]
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Education
Wharepapa South School is a co-educational state primary school,[13][14] with a roll of 34 as of March 2025.[15] The school opened in 1936, and moved to its current location in 1939.[16]
Arohena School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school,[17] with a roll of 30 as of March 2025.[18][19] The school opened in 1929.[20]
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