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Omaui

Small Settlement in Invercargill New Zealand

Small Settlement in Invercargill New Zealand

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nameOmaui
settlement_typeVillage in Invercargill
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mapframe-zoom9
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNew Zealand
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Southland region
subdivision_type2Territorial authority
subdivision_name2Invercargill
subdivision_type3Community
subdivision_name3Bluff Community
seat_typeElectorates
seat
leader_titleTerritorial authority
leader_nameInvercargill City Council
leader_title1Regional council
leader_name1Southland Regional Council
leader_title2Mayor of Southland
leader_name2
leader_title3Invercargill MP
leader_name3
leader_title4Te Tai Tonga MP
leader_name4
area_footnotes
area_total_km221.94
population_as_of2018 Census
population_footnotes
population_total102
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blank_nameLocal iwi
blank_infoNgāi Tahu

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Omaui is a small settlement in Invercargill City. It is located approximately 20 km southwest of Invercargill City Centre near a small estuary opposite Sandy Point between Invercargill and Bluff.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of Māui" for Ōmaui.

History

Omaui was originally a Māori settlement. Sealers and whalers had already utilised the area as a Foveaux Strait base camp in the early 19th century. The first European to survey the village was Robert Williams who had arrived from Australia to scope the possibility of setting up a timber and flax industry on the South Coast.

Omaui Reserve was originally covered in coastal bush of a similar nature to the remnants that remain in the area. This vegetation was completely cleared in the early days and used initially for grazing. Regeneration growth in the early 1950s was mainly of mānuka which was harvested for firewood in the mid-1960s. Over the past 30 years the area has started to regenerate and now has a diversity of species.

Demographics

Omaui covers 21.94 km2. It is part of the Woodend-Greenhills statistical area.

Omaui had a population of 102 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (−2.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 9 people (9.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 48 households, comprising 57 males and 45 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.27 males per female. The median age was 49.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 18 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 6 (5.9%) aged 15 to 29, 54 (52.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 24 (23.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.2% European/Pākehā, 17.6% Māori, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.9% had no religion, and 32.4% were Christian.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (14.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 27 (32.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (10.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 48 (57.1%) people were employed full-time, and 9 (10.7%) were part-time.

References

References

  1. (6 August 2019). "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application".
  3. {{NZ census place summary 2018. woodend-greenhills-. Woodend-Greenhills
  4. {{NZ census 2018. 7029543
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