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Matamata-Piako District is a local government area in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It lies to the east of the city of Hamilton.

Matamata-Piako District
Territorial authority
Te Aroha
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato
Wards	Matamata Morrinsville Te Aroha
Seat	Te Aroha
Government
• Mayor	Adrienne Wilcock
• Territorial authority	Matamata-Piako District Council
Area [1]
• Land	1,755.35 km2 (677.74 sq mi)
Population  (June 2022)[2]
• Total	37,100
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	Map of postcodes
Website	Matamata-Piako District Council

Geography

The district encompasses the southern end of the Hauraki Plains and much of the Thames Valley, and is bounded in the east by the Kaimai Range. The rivers Piako and Waihou run through the district.

The towns of Matamata, Morrinsville and Te Aroha are all within the district, with the Council's head office based in Te Aroha. The main industry in the region is dairy farming and Thoroughbred breeding and training. Other communities in the district include Mangateparu and Waitoa.

Populated places

Matamata-Piako District consists of the following towns, localities, settlements and communities:

Demographics

Matamata-Piako District covers 1,755.35 km² (677.74 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 37,100 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 21.1 people per km². 8,520 people live in Morrinsville, 8,700 in Matamata, and 4,670 in Te Aroha.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	30,483	—
2013	31,536	+0.49%
2018	34,404	+1.76%
Source: [3]

Matamata-Piako District had a population of 34,404 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,868 people (9.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,921 people (12.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 12,873 households, comprising 17,001 males and 17,403 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 40.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6,999 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 6,186 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 14,436 (42.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,783 (19.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.4% European/Pākehā, 16.7% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 5.7% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.4% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 3,204 (11.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 7,203 (26.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 4,221 people (15.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 13,566 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 4,077 (14.9%) were part-time, and 876 (3.2%) were unemployed.[3]

Individual wards

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Morrinsville Ward	573.00	12,501	21.82	4,608	38.6 years	$35,200
Te Aroha Ward	517.10	8,268	15.99	3,126	43.3 years	$29,300
Matamata Ward	665.24	13,635	20.50	5,142	41.4 years	$31,800
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Twin cities

Matamata-Piako is twinned with:

Ballina, New South Wales, Australia[4]

References

External links

• District council's site
• Te Aroha i-SITE Information Centre
• Matamata i-SITE Information Centre

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