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Wairakei

Wairakei is a small settlement and geothermal area 8-kilometres north of Taupō, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on the Waikato River. It is part of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and features several natural geysers, hot pools, boiling mud pools, and the Wairakei Power Station, a major geothermal electric power generating station.

Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Wairakei Village as a rural settlement, which covers . and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Wairakei-Broadlands statistical area. Wairākei Village had a population of 480 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 30 people (−5.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 27 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 246 males, 234 females, and 3 people of other genders in 147 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 123 people (25.6%) aged under 15 years, 93 (19.4%) aged 15 to 29, 222 (46.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (9.4%) aged 65 or older. Wairakei-Broadlands statistical area Wairakei-Broadlands statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Wairākei-Broadlands had a population of 1,182 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 54 people (−4.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 30 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 621 males, 558 females, and 3 people of other genders in 417 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 258 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 216 (18.3%) aged 15 to 29, 567 (48.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 138 (11.7%) aged 65 or older. ==Education==
Education
Wairakei School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of as of The school opened in 1959. == Notable people ==
Notable people
Louise Rennison, lived here as a teenager == Climate ==
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