Demographics
Tapapa locality covers 146.62 km2 (56.61 sq mi) It is part of the larger Tīrau statistical area.
Historical population| Year | | |
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| 2006 | 567 | — |
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| 2013 | 525 | −1.09% |
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| 2018 | 561 | +1.34% |
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| 2023 | 615 | +1.86% |
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Tapapa had a population of 615 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 54 people (9.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 90 people (17.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 309 males and 297 females in 213 dwellings. 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 144 people (23.4%) aged under 15 years, 90 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 291 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 84 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.9% European (Pākehā), 24.9% Māori, 2.4% Pasifika, 1.0% Asian, and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.6%, Māori by 3.9%, Samoan by 1.0%, and other languages by 3.4%. No language could be spoken by 3.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 25.9% Christian, 0.5% Islam, 1.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 1.0% New Age, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.5%, and 9.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 66 (14.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 291 (61.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 102 (21.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 69 people (14.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 270 (57.3%) full-time, 78 (16.6%) part-time, and 21 (4.5%) unemployed.
