Waipā by the numbers

The Waipā region | Image via Phillip Capper

We refer to Waipā in every edition – today we present Waipā by the numbers.

Population:

59,500

Age:

20% – under 15
62% – 15-65
18% – over 65

Ethnicity:

87.7% – European
14.9% – Mãori
4.3% – Asian
1.8% – Pasifika
1.4% – Other
0.5% – Middle Eastern, Latin American, African

Economy:

8055 business units
$58,366 – average household earnings
$117,903 contribution to gross national product per filled job.

Waipā Council

Value of property, plant and equipment $2.082 billion
2 wastewater treatment plants
184 bridges and large culverts
6 water treatment plants
51 public toilets
663kms of watermains
222kms rural drains
4203ha of open space land
28ha of cemeteries
2 libraries
303kms wastewater pipes
1115km of roads and streets
2 public swimming pool complexes
339 staff (279 full time)
7 executives received a total of $1.286 million
Rates collected $68.925 million.

  • Source, Waipā District Council, Annual Report 2021-2022.

More Recent News

Playbox borrows Cambridge actors

Young Cambridge actors have key parts in the coming Playbox Theatre company’s production of The Borrowers which opens I just over a week. Thomas Briston, Holly Fulforth, Liam Dobson and Lyra Slaughter are among a…

Happy with the blues

A Cambridge-based musician is hoping the initial success of his first single Raven Blues on all streaming platforms earlier this month gives his Extended Play (EP) album a boost when it is released next week….

Cash cut will hurt tourism

Four of Hamilton and Waikato Tourism’s local authority partners – including Waipā – will reduce their funding from July 1. And the flow on impact is likely to hit the region hard with job losses…

Is the mullet being cut?

Cambridge Middle School’s annual Mullet of the Month competition ran for the third year on Friday, as the school’s cricket pitch was transformed into a makeshift runway. Ten finalists were selected to strut their stuff…