Ratapiko

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title: "Ratapiko" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-taranaki", "new-plymouth-district"] description: "Settlement in Taranaki Region, New Zealand" topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-taranaki" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratapiko" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Settlement in Taranaki Region, New Zealand ::

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Field	Value
name	Ratapiko
settlement_type	Rural community
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	166.82
population_total	390
population_as_of	2023 Census
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population_density_km2	auto
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	New Zealand
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Taranaki
subdivision_type2	Territorial authority
subdivision_name2	New Plymouth District
subdivision_type3	Ward
subdivision_name3
subdivision_type4	Community
subdivision_name4	Inglewood Community
seat_type	Electorates
seat
leader_title	Territorial Authority
leader_name	New Plymouth District Council
leader_title1	Regional council
leader_name1	Taranaki Regional Council
leader_title2	Mayor of New Plymouth
leader_name2
leader_title3	Taranaki-King Country MP
leader_name3
leader_title4	Te Tai Hauāuru MP
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Ratapiko is a locality in Taranaki, New Zealand. Kaimata is about six kilometres to the north-west.

Lake Ratapiko is just to the south-east of the locality.

Demographics

Ratapiko locality covers 166.82 km2. The locality is part of the Tarata statistical area.

Ratapiko had a population of 390 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 36 people (10.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 51 people (15.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 207 males and 183 females in 138 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 90 people (23.1%) aged under 15 years, 51 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 198 (50.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (13.1%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 96.2% European (Pākehā); 12.3% Māori; 2.3% Pasifika; 2.3% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.2%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 3.8%. No language could be spoken by 3.1% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 9.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 28.5% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.0%, and 8.5% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 48 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 171 (57.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 87 (29.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 33 people (11.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 183 (61.0%) full-time, 48 (16.0%) part-time, and 12 (4.0%) unemployed.

Tarata statistical area

Tarata statistical area, which also includes Purangi, covers 258.96 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Tarata had a population of 600 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (5.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 18 people (3.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 318 males and 282 females in 222 dwellings. 1.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 138 people (23.0%) aged under 15 years, 78 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 309 (51.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 75 (12.5%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 95.5% European (Pākehā); 13.5% Māori; 1.5% Pasifika; 1.0% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori by 1.0%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 3.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 10.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 29.5% Christian, 1.0% Hindu, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.0%, and 10.0% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (13.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 288 (62.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 108 (23.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 54 people (11.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 279 (60.4%) full-time, 75 (16.2%) part-time, and 18 (3.9%) unemployed.

Marae

Te Upoko o te Whenua Marae and Ngārongo meeting house are a meeting place for Ngāti Maru.

In October 2020, the Government committed $500,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae, creating 15 jobs.

Education

Ratapiko School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of students as of It opened in 1888. The school was accepted as an Enviroschool in 2017.

Notes

References

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8. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service".
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14. (9 October 2020). "Marae Announcements". [[Provincial Growth Fund]].
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