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Lunch at the Matatoki Cheese Barn
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato
District	Thames-Coromandel District
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,059

Matatoki is a locality on the Hauraki Plains of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 26, south east of Thames and north of Paeroa. The Matatoki Stream runs from the Coromandel Range through the area to join the Waihou River.

The Kopu sawmill, a few km north of Matatoki, closed at the end of June, 2008, with the loss of 145 jobs.

Demographics

The statistical area of Matatoki-Puriri, which at 161 square kilometres is much larger than this locality, had a population of 1,059 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (5.7%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 3 people (-0.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 396 households. There were 540 males and 519 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female. The median age was 45.5 years, with 204 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 165 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 507 (47.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 180 (17.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.2% European/Pākehā, 17.0% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 0.6% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 8.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.5% had no religion, 28.0% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 90 (10.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 234 (27.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,800. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 477 (55.8%) people were employed full-time, 153 (17.9%) were part-time, and 15 (1.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Matatoki School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1-8) with a roll of 84 as of April 2023. The school opened in 1920.