Product Code Database
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.Antony Mason, 70 Wonders Of The Modern World,
The settlement, referred to as Wairakei Village, was constructed to house the workers of both the power station and the neighbouring Aratiatia hydro power station.
From 31 October 2022 it had buses to Taupō, Mondays to Fridays.
Wairākei Village had a population of 480 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 30 people (−5.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 27 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 246 males, 234 females, and 3 people of other genders in 147 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTQ. The median age was 32.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 123 people (25.6%) aged under 15 years, 93 (19.4%) aged 15 to 29, 222 (46.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (9.4%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 71.9% European (Pākehā); 46.2% Māori; 3.1% Pasifika; 1.9% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.2%, Māori by 7.5%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 5.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 17.5% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 5.6% Māori religious beliefs, and 1.2% New Age. People who answered that they had no religion were 63.8%, and 11.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (8.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 210 (58.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 114 (31.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 18 people (5.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 189 (52.9%) full-time, 60 (16.8%) part-time, and 6 (1.7%) unemployed.
Wairākei-Broadlands had a population of 1,182 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 54 people (−4.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 30 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 621 males, 558 females, and 3 people of other genders in 417 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTQ. The median age was 35.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 258 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 216 (18.3%) aged 15 to 29, 567 (48.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 138 (11.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 77.7% European (Pākehā); 36.5% Māori; 2.8% Pasifika; 3.3% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.7%, Māori by 5.3%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 5.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 20.8% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 3.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.8% New Age, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.2%, and 10.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (11.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 549 (59.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 270 (29.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 78 people (8.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 540 (58.4%) full-time, 138 (14.9%) part-time, and 15 (1.6%) unemployed.
|
|
