| Waiomu | |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.83 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Waikato |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thames-Coromandel District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name3: | Thames ward |
| Subdivision Type4: | Community Board |
| Subdivision Name4: | Thames Community |
| Leader Title: | Council |
| Leader Name: | Thames-Coromandel District Council |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Coordinates: | -37.027°N 175.516°W |
Waiomu is a settlement on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, between Tapu to the north and Te Puru to the south. runs through it.[1]
Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk is a hiking trail to a stand of New Zealand kauri trees in Coromandel Forest Park.[2]
In the hills above Waiomu lays the abandoned Monowai mine.[3] Parts of it can be seen on the Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk.
Waiomu is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 3.83km2[4] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Waiomu is part of the larger Thames Coast statistical area.
Waiomu had a population of 354 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (4.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 30 people (−7.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 144 households, comprising 171 males and 186 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 39 people (11.0%) aged under 15 years, 33 (9.3%) aged 15 to 29, 156 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 123 (34.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 79.7% European/Pākehā, 28.8% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 0.8% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.5% had no religion, 34.7% were Christian and 0.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (10.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 84 (26.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 24 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 93 (29.5%) people were employed full-time, 48 (15.2%) were part-time, and 9 (2.9%) were unemployed.