Ohoka
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Township
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Coordinates: 43°22′S 172°34′E / 43.367°S 172.567°E / -43.367; 172.567 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Canterbury |
Territorial authority | Waimakariri District |
Ward | Oxford-Ohoka Ward |
Community | Oxford-Ohoka Community |
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Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Waimakariri District Council |
• Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
• Mayor of Waimakariri | Dan Gordon |
• Waimakariri MP | Matthew Doocey |
• Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
Area | |
• Total | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
Population
(2018 Census)[2]
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• Total | 297 |
• Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode |
7692
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Area code | 03 |
Ohoka is a small semi-rural township on the northern outskirts of ChristchurchinNew Zealand.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the stake for a decoy parrot" for Ōhoka.[3]
A new subdivision proposed in 2022 would add 800–850 houses, shops and a village square to Ohoka.[4] Some residents are campaigning against the subdivision.[5]
Ohoka straddles two SA1 statistical areas which cover 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)[1] Ohoka is part of the larger Mandeville-Ohoka statistical area.[6]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 297 | — |
2013 | 306 | +0.43% |
2018 | 297 | −0.60% |
Source: [2] |
The SA1 statistical areas had a population of 297 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 9 people (−2.9%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged since the 2006 census. There were 105 households, comprising 153 males and 141 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female, with 54 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 39 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 129 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 72 (24.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 98.0% European/Pākehā, 3.0% Māori, and 1.0% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 38.4% had no religion, 46.5% were Christian and 1.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 63 (25.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 30 (12.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 63 people (25.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 117 (48.1%) people were employed full-time, 48 (19.8%) were part-time, and 3 (1.2%) were unemployed.[2]
Ohoka School is Ohoka's only school. It is a state co-educational full primary school[7] with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 188 students (as of February 2024).[8]
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