Whatawhata

{{Short description|Town in Waikato, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox settlement    |name = Whatawhata  |settlement_type = Township  |total_type =Territorial  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = New Zealand |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = [[Waikato]] |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = [[Waikato District]] |subdivision_type3 = Wards |subdivision_name3 = {{ubl|Newcastle-Ngāruawāhia General Ward|Tai Runga Takiwaa Maaori Ward}} |leader_title = Territorial Authority |leader_name = [[Waikato District Council]] |leader_title1 = Regional council |leader_name1 = [[Waikato Regional Council]] |leader_title2 = [[Mayor of Waikato]] |leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waikato District Mayor|y}} |leader_title3 = [[Taranaki-King Country|Taranaki-King Country MP]] |leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Taranaki-King Country MP|y}} |leader_title4 = [[Hauraki-Waikato|Hauraki-Waikato MP]] |leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Hauraki-Waikato MP|y}} |seat_type = Electorates |seat = {{ubl|[[Taranaki-King Country]]|[[Hauraki-Waikato]] (Māori)}} |image_skyline = File:Waipa at Whatawhata.JPG |image_caption = from SH23 bridge | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 |map_caption = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = bottom |elevation_m = 20 |area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> |area_total_km2 = 0.93 |population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}} |population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}} |population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Whatawhata|y}} |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] |utc_offset = +12 |timezone_DST = NZDT |utc_offset_DST = +13 |coor_type = |coordinates = {{coord|37|48|S|175|09|E|region:NZ|display=inline,title}}  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |website = }} '''Whatawhata''', previously also spelt '''Whata Whata''', is a small town in the [[Waikato]] region on the east bank of the [[Waipā River]], at the junction of [[New Zealand State Highway 23|State Highways 23]] and [[New Zealand State Highway 39|39]], {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} from [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]. [[Te Araroa]] tramping route passes through Whatawhata.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teararoa.org.nz/waikato/waipa-walk/|title=Waipa Walk|website=www.teararoa.org.nz|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref> [[File:Whatawhata_from_the_bus_stop.jpg|thumb|Whatawhata - Te Kowhai Golf Club and bus stop on Store Rd]]

==History and culture==

===Pre-European history=== Whatawhata was a [[Ngāti Māhanga]] village<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_32640772/Wai%20898%2C%20A070.pdf|title=Hapu and Iwi Land Transactions with the Crown and Europeans in Te Rohe Potae Inquiry District, c. 1840 – 1865|last=Boulton|first=Leanne|date=August 2011|website=Waitangi Tribunal}}</ref> and there are still Te Papa-o-Rotu and Ōmaero maraes on the west bank of the river.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/2557/thesis.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|title=Te Papa-O-Rotu Marae Management and Administration |last=Collins|first=Adelaide|date=2005|website=researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref> In early colonial times Whatawhata was one of many [[Waikato#History|sites in Waikato with a flour mill]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/?wid=3122|title=Journal of the Polynesian Society: Maori Flour Mills Of The Auckland Province, 1846–1860, By R. P. Hargreaves, P 227-232|website=www.jps.auckland.ac.nz|access-date=23 April 2017|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212231440/http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/?wid=3122|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was built in 1855<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MMTKM18550301.2.7|title=MAORI MILLS. (Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, 1855-03-01) |website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref> and producing flour by the end of that year.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MMTKM18551201.2.12|title=KORERO O TE POITINI TE KAI TITIRO I NGA MIRA MAORI. (Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, 1855-12-01)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref> The area must have been suited to wheat, for there was another mill about {{convert|4|km|abbr=on}} downstream, at Karakariki, by 1860.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18600214.2.16|title=THE ACQUISITION OF NATIVE LANDS. To the Editor of the Southern Cross. (Daily Southern Cross, 1860-02-14)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>

===European settlement===

British troops arrived at Whatawhata over land and by river, as part of the [[Invasion of the Waikato]], on 28 December 1863.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18640114.2.6.1|title=THE ADVANCE FROM NGARUAWAHIA TO WHATA WHATA. (Press, 1864-01-14)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref> Whatawhata was described as having no end of peach trees, which the soldiers stripped of their fruit.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18640130.2.10|title=WHATA WHATA. (Press, 1864-01-30)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref> Within a year a telegraph line had been built.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18641011.2.21|title=ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN AUCKLAND (Daily Southern Cross, 1864-10-11)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2018-01-13}}</ref>

A 1915 guide described Whatawhata as, "six miles from [[Frankton, Waikato#Railway|Frankton Junction]], along a good metalled road. Coaches run to and from Frankton Junction daily, the fares being 2/- single and 3/6 return. The principal industries are farming and dairying. There is one hotel in the township, also school, and post and telegraph office. Small steamers ply up and down the river from Huntly, the waters being navigable as far up as [[Pirongia]]. Whatawhata was in the early days an important Maori centre, having at one time a native population of over a thousand."<ref>The Raglan and Kawhia Districts: E. Bradbury & Co. 1915</ref>

Since then the post office has been replaced by a petrol station and [[Dairy (disambiguation)|dairy]], the coach has become 4 per day and the river is rarely disturbed by any craft. Also the [[AgResearch]] hill-country research station at Whatawhata was started in 1949.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/waikato-region/page-9 | title=Farm services }}</ref>

Across the road from AgResearch, Campbell Coal Ltd developed a coal mine in 1920, was advertising for about 10 tons a day to be carried to Hamilton in 1921<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1967-07-21|title=The Geology of the Whatawhata District, South-West Auckland|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TRSGEO19670721.2.2|journal=Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand: Geology|volume=5|issue=5|pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19200930.2.19|title=Trouble Ahead|date=1920-09-30|work=Waikato Times|access-date=2018-04-22|pages=5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19220703.2.129.1|title=Page 14 Advertisements Column 1|date=1922-07-03|work=[[Auckland Star]]|access-date=2018-04-22|pages=14}}</ref> and had it fully open by 1923.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19230122.2.43|title=Whatawhata Coal Mine.|date=1923|work= [[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=2018-04-22|pages=6}}</ref> It produced 9,272 tons in 1945 from a {{convert|10|ft||abbr=on}} seam, employing 6 miners and 5 surface workers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs?a=d&d=AJHR1946-I.1.1347|title=AtoJs Online — Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives — 1946 Session I — C-02 Page 52|website=atojs.natlib.govt.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref> [[Hallyburton Johnstone]] said there was never a strike at the mine.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P1AhAQAAIAAJ&q=Whatawhata+coal+mine+gasworks&pg=PA1699|title=Parliamentary Debates|last=Representatives|first=New Zealand Parliament House of|date=1955|language=en}}</ref> The coal was sub-bituminous with a fairly high [[calorific value]], but was largely worked out by the 1970s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/9096/ESJ_0101_89.pdf?sequence=5|title=ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE WAIKATO|last=Kear|first=David |author-link=David Kear (geologist)|date=1967}}</ref> when [[Hamilton, New Zealand#Gas|Hamilton gasworks]] closed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Services/Regional-services/Waste-hazardous-substances-and-contaminated-sites/Contaminated-sites/Hamilton-Gasworks/|title=Hamilton Gasworks|website=Waikato Regional Council|language=en-NZ|access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref> 2.9m tons is estimated to be still recoverable.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzpam.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/doing-business/mineral-potential/coal.pdf|title=Mineral Commodity Report 18 - Coal|last=Edbrooke|first=Steve|website=MBIE - Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd}}</ref>

An 1880 guide said, "It is about ten miles distant from Hamilton, but a sum of money has been voted for making a direct road through a large swamp, which will bring the Hamilton station within six miles of the township. The road to [[Raglan, New Zealand|Raglan]] crosses the, Waipā River here, and [[Waipā River#Bridges|a bridge]] will shortly be built, when the ferry, which is now worked by natives, will be done away with. Heavy goods, such as timber, wire and manure, are brought up by the Waikato Steam Navigation Company's steamers. . . There is a convenient school in the township, where there is an average attendance of nearly forty children. The school-house and teacher's residence, erected a short time ago (1877) by the Board of Education, the settlers contributing largely towards them, are excellent buildings . . . two stores, a bakery, and comfortable hotel. Of this last Mr. G. T. M. Kellow is proprietor. He has good accommodation and stabling, and keeps excellent liquors . . . Mr,W. H. Bailey has a general store and bakery. . . convenient to the Raglan and Whatawhata bridge site. . . Mr. Day has a farm| of 1,000 acres . . . five acres in oats and the same in mangold . . . wheat thirty acres . . . a large dairy . . . pigs . . . trees are [[kahikatea]] and [[rimu]], with a little [[Prumnopitys taxifolia|mataī]] . . . Whatawhata racecourse . . . runs right round the township"<ref>DESCRIPTIVE HANDBOOK TO THE WAIKATO ITS CONDITION AND RESOURCES: 1880 WAIKATO TIMES page 18</ref>

A post office opened in 1868, burnt down in 1913 and was rebuilt in 1915.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19150531.2.18|title=WHATAWHATA POST OFFICE (Waikato Times, 1915-05-31)|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> Electricity came to Whatawhata in 1922.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 Jul 1922|title=DISTRICT NEWS. WAIKATO TIMES|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19220714.2.80|url-status=|access-date=2022-01-06|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref>

===Marae===

Whatawhata has two [[marae]], affiliated with the [[Waikato Tainui]] [[hapū]] of [[Ngāti Māhanga]] and [[Ngāti Hourua]]:<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref> Ōmaero Marae and its [[Wiremu Neera Te Awaitaia|Te Awaitaia]] meeting house, and [[Te Papa o Rotu|Te Papa o Rotu Marae / Te Oneparepare Marae]] and its [[Papa o Rotu]] meeting house.<ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref>

==Demographics== Statistics New Zealand describes Whatawhata as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|0.93|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=19 March 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Whatawhata|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Whatawhata|y}}|R}}/0.93|0}} people per km2. Whatawhata settlement is part of the larger Whatawhata East statistical area.

{{Historical populations|2006|273|2013|273|2018|303|2023|294|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population of Whatawhata settlement|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7011353 and 7011354}}</ref>}} Whatawhata settlement had a population of 294 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], a decrease of 9 people (−3.0%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 21 people (7.7%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 147 males, 144 females and 3 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 96 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.1172.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 3.1% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 35.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 69 people (23.5%) aged under 15 years, 54 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 138 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (11.2%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 75.5% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]), 36.7% [[Māori people|Māori]], 3.1% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], and 4.1% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]. English was spoken by 95.9%, Māori language by 6.1%, and other languages by 4.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 9.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 21.4% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], and 1.0% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]]. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 70.4%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (10.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 123 (54.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 75 (33.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people (9.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 111 (49.3%) people were employed full-time, 51 (22.7%) were part-time, and 9 (4.0%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1172.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Whatawhata (1172)}}</ref>

===Whatawhata statistical areas=== Two statistical areas make up the larger Whatawhata area, covering {{Convert|98.14|km2||abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=19 March 2025}}</ref> with an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whatawhata West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whatawhata East|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whatawhata West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whatawhata East|y}}|R}})/98.14|0}} people per km2.

{{Historical populations|2006|2,235|2013|2,628|2018|3,273|2023|3,537|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population of the Whatawhata area|source=<ref name="Census 2023 W"/><ref name="Census 2018 W">{{NZ census 2018|Whatawhata West (172500) and Whatawhata East (172800)}}</ref>}} Whatawhata statistical areas had a population of 3,537 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 264 people (8.1%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 909 people (34.6%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 1,818 males, 1,716 females and 6 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 1,131 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.172500%2B172800.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 2.4% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. There were 786 people (22.2%) aged under 15 years, 576 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,665 (47.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 510 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023 W"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.9% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 20.9% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 3.4% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 3.0% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori language by 6.2%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 6.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023 W"/>

Religious affiliations were 30.4% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.6% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.1% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 1.1% [[Māori religious beliefs]], 0.3% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.3% [[New Age]], 0.1% [[Judaism in New Zealand|Jewish]], and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 57.8%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023 W"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 603 (21.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,602 (58.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 537 (19.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 468 people (17.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,581 (57.5%) people were employed full-time, 450 (16.4%) were part-time, and 51 (1.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023 W">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.172500%2B172800.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Whatawhata West (172500) and Whatawhata East (172800)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |+Individual statistical areas |- !Name !! Area (km2) !! Population !! Density (per km2) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median income |- | Whatawhata West || style="text-align:right;"|50.70 || style="text-align:right;"|540 || style="text-align:right;"|11 || style="text-align:right;"|180 || 40.4 years || $47,200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.172500.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Whatawhata West}}</ref> |- | Whatawhata East || style="text-align:right;"|47.44 || style="text-align:right;"|2,997 || style="text-align:right;"|63 || style="text-align:right;"|951 || 41.4 years || $51,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.172800.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Whatawhata East}}</ref> |- ! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 38.1 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $41,500 |}

==Education==

Whatawhata School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students<ref name="official">{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.whatawhata.school.nz |website=whatawhata.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe">{{TKI|2087|Whatawhata School}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2087|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="ero">{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2087 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> The school opened in 1887.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatawhata.school.nz/history-of-the-school.html|title=History of Whatawhata School|publisher=Whatawhata School|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Whatawhata (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1952–present) | Jan record high C = 32.2 | Feb record high C = 33.0 | Mar record high C = 31.3 | Apr record high C = 26.7 | May record high C = 23.3 | Jun record high C = 20.6 | Jul record high C = 20.4 | Aug record high C = 21.7 | Sep record high C = 22.9 | Oct record high C = 24.3 | Nov record high C = 27.1 | Dec record high C = 30.2 | year record high C = | Jan avg record high C = 28.7 | Feb avg record high C = 28.4 | Mar avg record high C = 27.4 | Apr avg record high C = 24.3 | May avg record high C = 21.0 | Jun avg record high C = 17.7 | Jul avg record high C = 16.8 | Aug avg record high C = 17.6 | Sep avg record high C = 19.9 | Oct avg record high C = 21.5 | Nov avg record high C = 24.4 | Dec avg record high C = 26.3 | year avg record high C = 29.5 |Jan high C = 23.6 |Feb high C = 24.5 |Mar high C = 23.1 |Apr high C = 20.0 |May high C = 16.8 |Jun high C = 14.3 |Jul high C = 13.5 |Aug high C = 14.3 |Sep high C = 15.8 |Oct high C = 17.2 |Nov high C = 19.1 |Dec high C = 21.4 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 18.4 |Feb mean C = 19.1 |Mar mean C = 17.6 |Apr mean C = 15.1 |May mean C = 12.6 |Jun mean C = 10.4 |Jul mean C = 9.5 |Aug mean C = 10.4 |Sep mean C = 11.7 |Oct mean C = 13.1 |Nov mean C = 14.6 |Dec mean C = 16.9 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 13.3 |Feb low C = 13.7 |Mar low C = 12.2 |Apr low C = 10.3 |May low C = 8.4 |Jun low C = 6.5 |Jul low C = 5.4 |Aug low C = 6.4 |Sep low C = 7.6 |Oct low C = 9.1 |Nov low C = 10.1 |Dec low C = 12.3 | year low C = | Jan avg record low C = 8.5 | Feb avg record low C = 8.4 | Mar avg record low C = 7.0 | Apr avg record low C = 4.1 | May avg record low C = 1.9 | Jun avg record low C = 0.5 | Jul avg record low C = -0.5 | Aug avg record low C = 0.6 | Sep avg record low C = 2.0 | Oct avg record low C = 3.1 | Nov avg record low C = 4.1 | Dec avg record low C = 6.7 | year avg record low C = -0.7 |Jan record low C = 2.7 |Feb record low C = 3.0 |Mar record low C = 0.4 |Apr record low C = -2.4 |May record low C = -3.7 |Jun record low C = -3.9 |Jul record low C = -3.6 |Aug record low C = -3.3 |Sep record low C = -2.1 |Oct record low C = -0.3 |Nov record low C = 0.5 |Dec record low C = 2.6 |year record low C = |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 89.4 |Feb rain mm = 75.2 |Mar rain mm = 104.9 |Apr rain mm = 116.0 |May rain mm = 159.0 |Jun rain mm = 188.2 |Jul rain mm = 192.1 |Aug rain mm = 164.0 |Sep rain mm = 160.7 |Oct rain mm = 138.5 |Nov rain mm = 130.6 |Dec rain mm = 124.1 |year rain mm = | Jan sun =238.4 | Feb sun =177.2 | Mar sun =149.6 | Apr sun =147.3 | May sun =128.5 | Jun sun =83.1 | Jul sun =121.0 | Aug sun =123.6 | Sep sun =135.2 | Oct sun =162.4 | Nov sun =174.6 | Dec sun =193.7 | year sun = |source 1 = NIWA(sunshine 1981–2010)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/ |title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 2103, 25162) |publisher = NIWA |access-date = 14 Sep 2024}}</ref> }}

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{{Geographic Location |title = Neighbouring areas |Northwest =[[Glen Massey]] |North = [[Te Kowhai]] |Northeast = [[Rotokauri]] |West = [[Te Uku]] |Centre = Whatawhata |East = [[Dinsdale, New Zealand|Dinsdale]] |South = [[Ngāhinapōuri]] |Southeast = [[Temple View]] |Southwest = [[Mount Pirongia]]}} {{Waikato District}} [[Category:Waikato District]] [[Category:Populated places in Waikato]]