Rangitata is a settlement in New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highway 1 and . The Rangitata River is located 3 kilometers north of the town and 10.7 kilometers north of Orari.

Demographics
The Rangitata statistical area, which includes Orari and surrounds but does not include Geraldine, covers  and had an estimated population of  as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Rangitata had a population of 1,653 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 153 people (10.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 432 people (35.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 687 households. There were 837 males and 816 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 50.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 300 people (18.1%) aged under 15 years, 186 (11.3%) aged 15 to 29, 687 (41.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 480 (29.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.7% European/Pākehā, 5.4% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 6.5% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 18.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.4% had no religion, 46.3% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 243 (18.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 303 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 600 (44.3%) people were employed full-time, 198 (14.6%) were part-time, and 24 (1.8%) were unemployed.

References

Timaru District
Populated places in Canterbury, New Zealand