Matapihi


Matapihi is a suburb and peninsula of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island, surrounded on most sides by the Tauranga Harbour.
It is connected to Mount Maunganui in the northeast by a land bridge, and Maungatapu in the southwest by Maungatapu Bridge. State Highway 29A runs through the suburb along this diagonal.

Demographics

Matapihi covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Matapihi had a population of 837 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 162 people since the 2013 census. There were 414 males, 420 females, and 3 people of other genders in 219 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.0 years. There were 177 people aged under 15 years, 186 aged 15 to 29, 360 aged 30 to 64, and 111 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 36.2% European ; 80.6% Māori; 4.7% Pasifika; 2.2% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 0.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.4%, Māori by 36.9%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 2.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.2%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 6.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 25.8% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 24.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 0.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 43.7%, and 4.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 108 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 384 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 168 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 60 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 324 full-time, 102 part-time, and 39 unemployed.

Marae

Matapihi has two marae:
Te Kura o Matapihi is a co-educational Māori language immersion state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of The school opened in 1913.