Waitohu is a settlement in the KÃÂpiti Coast District of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of à Âtaki, separated by the North Island Main Trunk railway line. Waitohu Valley Road runs southeast from along the Waitohu Stream, and then leaves the stream and turns northeast.
Waitohu covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Waitohu had a population of 1,251 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 129 people (11.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 192 people (18.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 591 males, 657 females, and 3 people of other genders in 486 dwellings. 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 255 people (20.4%) aged under 15 years, 213 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 492 (39.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 291 (23.3%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 77.5% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 31.7% MÃÂori; 5.8% Pasifika; 5.0% Asian; 0.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.9%, MÃÂori by 14.9%, Samoan by 1.0%, and other languages by 8.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.1% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.4% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 1.0% New Age, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.2%, and 8.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 225 (22.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 531 (53.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 243 (24.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 99 people (9.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 495 (49.7%) full-time, 132 (13.3%) part-time, and 21 (2.1%) unemployed.
Waitohu School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students with a roll of as of . The school opened in 1963.