Oruaiti

Demographics

The Taemaro-Oruaiti statistical area, which also includes Hihi and Taemaro, covers 156.80 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Taemaro-Oruaiti had a population of 1,101 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 234 people (27.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 435 people (65.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 558 males and 543 females in 411 dwellings. 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 192 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 144 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 507 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 258 (23.4%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 71.9% European (Pākehā), 44.4% Māori, 4.1% Pasifika, 3.3% Asian, and 3.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.1%, Māori language by 13.9%, Samoan by 0.3% and other languages by 4.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.6%, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 28.1% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 2.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.2%, and 6.3% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 102 (11.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 507 (55.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 261 (28.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $25,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 48 people (5.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 315 (34.7%) people were employed full-time, 141 (15.5%) were part-time, and 33 (3.6%) were unemployed.

Education

Oruaiti School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of students as of The school started in 1896. In the early 1960s, it became an experimental school under principal Elwyn Richardson.

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References

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