Ohauiti
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of little wind" for Ōhauiti.
Ohauiti reserve has open fields and native bush walkways for picnics and off-leash dog walking. Ohauiti has a shopping centre with a takeaways shop, a Bottlezone, a hairdressing salon, and a Four Square.
Demographics
Ohauiti covers 3.41 km (1.32 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 3,860 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1,132 people per km.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,100 | — |
2013 | 2,682 | +3.56% |
2018 | 3,282 | +4.12% |
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Ohauiti had a population of 3,282 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 600 people (22.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,182 people (56.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,218 households, comprising 1,605 males and 1,677 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 46.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 558 people (17.0%) aged under 15 years, 498 (15.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,482 (45.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 741 (22.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.2% European/Pākehā, 9.8% Māori, 1.1% Pacific peoples, 6.3% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 22.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.7% had no religion, 41.6% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 555 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 429 (15.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 555 people (20.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,287 (47.2%) people were employed full-time, 429 (15.7%) were part-time, and 75 (2.8%) were unemployed.