Waimataitai is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

The statistical area of Waimataitai-Maori Hill covers 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,210 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,590 people per km2.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.0% had no religion, 41.0% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.

Waimataitai School is a coeducational primary serving years 1 to 8[6] with a roll of 523 as of November 2024.