Land area
- Waikato: 9,325 sq km1
- New Zealand: 268,690 sq km
Climate
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research data, 1981–2010)
Hamilton
- Mean temperature, January: 18.4°C
- Mean temperature, July: 8.9°C
- Mean annual rainfall: 1,342 mm
- Mean annual sunshine: 2,020 hours
Total population, 2006 and 2013
- Waikato: 282,807 (2006); 305,265 (2013)
- New Zealand: 4,027,947 (2006); 4,242,051 (2013)
Ethnic affiliation, 2013
European
- Waikato: 76.3%
- New Zealand: 74.0%
Māori
- Waikato: 20.9%
- New Zealand: 14.9%
Pacific Islander
- Waikato: 4.3%
- New Zealand: 7.4%
Asian
- Waikato: 8.2%
- New Zealand: 11.8%
Middle Eastern, Latin American, African
- Waikato: 1.1%
- New Zealand: 1.2%
Principal tribes and sub-tribes
Waikato confederation, including Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Māhanga and others; Ngāti Hauā; Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maniapoto
Population of major urban area, 2013
- Hamilton: 141,612
Age distribution, 2013
Under 15
- Waikato: 22.1%
- New Zealand: 20.4%
15–64
- Waikato: 64.7%
- New Zealand: 65.3%
65 and over
- Waikato: 13.2%
- New Zealand: 14.3%
Employment by industry, 2013
(Figures are for workers aged 15 and over, in selected industries in which the region’s employment pattern is most distinctive)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- Waikato: 8.9%
- New Zealand: 5.7%
Information, media and telecommunication
- Waikato: 1.0%
- New Zealand: 1.9%
Financial and insurance
- Waikato: 1.4%
- New Zealand: 2.8%
Unemployment, 2013
- Waikato: 5.4%
- New Zealand: 7.1%
Livestock numbers, 2012
Sheep
- Waikato: 568,226
- New Zealand: 31,262,715
Dairy cattle
- Waikato: 1,137,459
- New Zealand: 6,445,681
Beef cattle
- Waikato: 243,898
- New Zealand: 3,734,412