Our Patch – Matakana: Town stats

  • As at the time of the 2013 census, Matakana had a resident population of 291 – 141 males and 150 females. This is an increase of 39 people, or 15.5 per cent, since the 2006 Census.  
  • The two largest age groups are those aged over 65 years (16%) and those aged between 10 and 15 years (11%)  
  • There were 117 occupied dwellings and nine unoccupied dwellings in Matakana in 2013.  
  • The population is predominantly European (255), with 30 people identifying as Maori, three as Pacific, 27 Asian and six as Other.  
  • A total of 162 people said they had no religious affiliations. Of those who did, 87 were Christian and 12 were Hindu.  
  • The median personal income in 2013 was $31,000, up from $28,000 in 2006 and $17,900 in 2001.