Waikato-Tainui

94,698

Population

94,698 people affiliated to Waikato-Tainui in 2023

28%

Language

Overall 28% of Waikato-Tainui could hold a conversation in te reo Māori in 2023

13.5%

Highest qualification

19.5% of Waikato-Tainui had Level 3 certificate as their highest qualification in 2023

57.5%

Age distribution

57.5% of Waikato-Tainui were under the age of 30 years in 2023

16.8%

Personal Income

16.8% of Waikato-Tainui had a total personal income of more than $70,000/ year in 2023

80.1%

Whānau well-being

80.1% of iwi think their whānau is doing well.

68.4%

Help with Māori cultural practices

68.4% of Waikato-Tainui report finding help and support with Māori cultural practices as easy or very easy

57.9%

Marae attendance

57.9% of people have been to their ancestral marae in the past 12 months.

71.6%

Tūrangawaewae connection

71.6% of people feel strongly connected to their tūrangawaewae.

18.7%

Speaking te reo

18.7% of people report being able to speak te reo Māori well or very well.

22.6%

Reading te reo

22.6% of people report being able to read te reo Māori well or very well.

27.0%

Understanding te reo

27.0% of people report being able to understand te reo Māori well or very well.

20.1%

Writing te reo

20.1% of people report being able to write te reo Māori well or very well.

12.3%

First language

12.3% of Waikato-Tainui learnt te reo Māori as their first language and still understand it.

34.7%

Language spoken at home

34.7% report te reo is spoken regularly at home.

47.9%

Te reo Māori spoken at home

47.9% report speaking at least some te reo Māori in their own home.

50.8%

Te reo Māori spoken outside home

50.8% report speaking some te reo Māori outside their own home.

61.4%

Know pepehā

61.4% of Waikato-Tainui know all of these pepehā while 3% don't know any.

58.5%

Importance of being engaged in Māori culture

58.5% of people report Māori cultural engagement as being very or quite important.

Access to basic amenities

Most Waikato-Tainui members can access all basic amenities

98%

Dwelling type

98% of Waikato-Tainui lived in private dwellings in 2023

31.8%

Employed population

31.8% of the Waikato-Tainui adult employed population worked in Waikato Region in 2023

51.8%

Gender

51.8% of Waikato-Tainui were wāhine and 47.8% were tāne

20.8%

Home ownership

20.8% of Waikato-Tainui owned or partly owned their own house in 2023

83.4%

Sector

83.4% of Waikato-Tainui worked in the Private sector in 2023

21.2%

Study Participation

21.2% of Waikato-Tainui were in full or part time study in 2013

68.8%

Change in population

The Waikato-Tainui population increased by 68.8% between 2013 - 2023.

25.2

Median age

The median age of Waikato-Tainui members was 25.2 years of age in 2023

10.8%

Disability

10.8% of Waikato-Tainui were living with a disability in 2023

65%

Hours worked

65% of Waikato-Tainui worked 40 hours or more per week in 2023

Post school qualification field of study

Society and culture was the field of study that the most people from Waikato-Tainui had studied in 2023

51%

Family type in household

51%* of Waikato-Tainui lived in families of couples with children in 2023

67.5%

Heating

67.5%* of Waikato-Tainui heated their homes using a heat pump in 2023

89.7%

Household type

89.7%* of Waikato-Tainui lived in a whānau household in 2023

87.6%

Number basic amenities

87.6%* of Waikato-Tainui lived in homes with all basic amenities in 2023

19.7%

Household income source

19.7%* lived in a household with self-employment or owning a business as an income source in 2023

32.6%

Total household income

32.6%* of Waikato-Tainui lived in a household with income over $150,000 in 2023

38.9%

Dampness

38.9%* of Waikato-Tainui lived in homes that were sometimes or always damp in 2023

28.6%

Crowding

28.6%* of Waikato-Tainui lived in crowded homes in 2023

39.1%

Weekly household rent

39.1%* of Waikato-Tainui lived in households paying over $500 a week in rent

36.7%

Number of children

36.7%* of Waikato-Tainui lived in families with 3 or more children in 2023