Waimataitai
Suburb in Timaru, New Zealand
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Waimataitai is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.
Waimataitai | |
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Aigantighe Art Gallery | |
 Interactive map of Waimataitai | |
| Coordinates: 44.382°S 171.238°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Timaru |
| Local authority | Timaru District Council |
| Electoral ward | Timaru |
| Area | |
| • Land | 139 ha (340 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 2,200 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Marchwiel, New Zealand | Washdyke | |
| Highfield |
  Waimataitai  |
(Caroline Bay) |
| West End | Seaview | Port Timaru |
Demographics
The statistical area of Waimataitai-Maori Hill covers 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,200 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 1,583 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,887 | — |
| 2013 | 1,902 | +0.11% |
| 2018 | 2,043 | +1.44% |
| Source: [3] | ||
Waimataitai-Maori Hill had a population of 2,043 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 141 people (7.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 156 people (8.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 912 households, comprising 969 males and 1,071 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 45.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 318 people (15.6%) aged under 15 years, 342 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 903 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 480 (23.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.7% European/Pākehā, 9.0% Māori, 2.1% Pasifika, 6.3% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.0% had no religion, 41.0% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 282 (16.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 423 (24.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 243 people (14.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 825 (47.8%) people were employed full-time, 246 (14.3%) were part-time, and 45 (2.6%) were unemployed.[3]