Oruanui (Māori: Ōruanui) is a rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located northwest of Wairakei on State Highway 1.[2]
Oruanui | |
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Locality | |
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| Coordinates: 38°34′19″S 176°01′48″E / 38.572°S 176.030°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| District | Taupō District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.58 km2 (7.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 366 |
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many pits" for Ōruanui.[3]
The local Ōruanui Marae is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Te Rangiita and Te Kapa o Te Rangiita. It includes the and Te Kapa o te Rangiita meeting house.[4]
Demographics
editOruanui is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover 18.58 km2 (7.17 sq mi).[1] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Ohakuri statistical area.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 333 | — |
| 2013 | 327 | −0.26% |
| 2018 | 366 | +2.28% |
| Source: [6] | ||
The SA1 areas had a population of 366 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (11.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (9.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 141 households, comprising 180 males and 183 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 81 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 33 (9.0%) aged 15 to 29, 195 (53.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 57 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.4% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 1.6% Pacific peoples, 1.6% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 65.6% had no religion, 27.0% were Christian and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (11.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 63 (22.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 51 people (17.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 156 (54.7%) people were employed full-time, 66 (23.2%) were part-time, and 3 (1.1%) were unemployed.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Oruanui, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Ohakuri
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013282 and 7013284.