Waitoriki facts for kids

Waitoriki is a locality in Taranaki, New Zealand. Inglewood is about 4.5 km to the southwest.

Demographics

Everett Park statistical area, which also includes Norfolk, covers 236.32 km² (91.24 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,450 as of June 2023, with a population density of 10 people per km².

Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 236.52 km² (91.32 sq mi). Using that boundary, Everett Park had a population of 2,175 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 123 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 327 people (17.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 765 households, comprising 1,134 males and 1,041 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 39.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 489 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 342 (15.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,119 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 225 (10.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.1% European/Pākehā, 10.6% Māori, 0.6% Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 9.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.1% had no religion, 31.3% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 237 (14.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 348 (20.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 306 people (18.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 966 (57.3%) people were employed full-time, 321 (19.0%) were part-time, and 39 (2.3%) were unemployed.

Education

Waitoriki School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 53 students as of February 2024. The school began as the Wortley Road School in 1880.