Omakere

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Omakere
Town
Coordinates: 40°03′03″S 176°45′16″E / 40.050849°S 176.754430°E / -40.050849; 176.754430Coordinates: 40°03′03″S 176°45′16″E / 40.050849°S 176.754430°E / -40.050849; 176.754430
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay
Territorial authorityCentral Hawke's Bay District
WardAramoana/Ruahine

Omakere (Māori: Ōmakere) is a farming settlement in the Central Hawke's Bay District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] It is located east of Waipawa.[2]

Ōmakere translates as place (Ō) someone was lost or died (makere).[3]

The Omakere Church includes a stained glass memorial wall, depicting Jesus Christ's crucifixion, in memory of three local men who died in war.[4]

The Omakere and neighbouring Elsthorpe rugby union teams were featured in a New Zealand television advertisement for coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,001—    
20132,076+0.53%
20182,400+2.94%
Source: [5]

The statistical area of Mangarara, which at 838 square kilometres is much larger than this settlement, had a population of 2,400 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 324 people (15.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 399 people (19.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 900 households. There were 1,200 males and 1,200 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 44.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 513 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 282 (11.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,197 (49.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 411 (17.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.6% European/Pākehā, 20.9% Māori, 1.9% Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 12.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.5% had no religion, 36.0% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim and 2.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (15.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 423 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,023 (54.2%) people were employed full-time, 291 (15.4%) were part-time, and 48 (2.5%) were unemployed.[5]

Education[]

Omakere School is a Year 1-8 co-educational state primary school.[6] It is a decile 8 school with a roll of 62 as of November 2021.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Pollock, Kerryn (30 November 2015). "Hawke's Bay places – Southern coast". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  2. ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Omakere, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  3. ^ "Omakere". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  4. ^ Phillips, Jock (1986). "Omakere church window war memorial". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  5. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mangarara (215900). 2018 Census place summary: Mangarara
  6. ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  7. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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