Ohinemutu or Ōhinemutu is a suburb in

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. It includes a living Māori village and the original settlement of Rotorua.

Demographics

The statistical area of Kuirau, which corresponds to Ohinemutu, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Kuirau had a population of 1,065 at the

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, an increase of 144 people (15.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 138 people (14.9%) since the

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. There were 378 households, comprising 552 males and 516 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 33.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 210 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 261 (24.5%) aged 15 to 29, 462 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 135 (12.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 35.8% European/

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, 62.8%

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, 6.5% Pacific peoples, 15.5%

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, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 39.4% had no religion, 38.6% were

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, 7.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.1% were

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, 0.6% were

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, 0.8% were

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and 3.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 141 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $20,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 66 people (7.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 357 (41.8%) people were employed full-time, 126 (14.7%) were part-time, and 87 (10.2%) were unemployed.

Marae

The area has four marae: * Te Kuirau or Utuhina Marae and Te Roro o Te Rangi meeting house is a meeting place of the

Ngāti Whakaue Ngāti Whakaue is a Māori iwi, of the Te Arawa confederation of New Zealand. The tribe lives in the Rotorua district and descends from the Arawa waka. The Ngāti Whakaue village Ōhinemutu is within the township of Rotorua. Ngāti Whakaue tra ...

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of Ngāti te Roro o te Rangi. * Te Papaiouru Marae and Tamatekapua meeting house is a meeting place of the

hapū of

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, Ngāti Pūkaki, Ngāti Taeotu, Ngāti Te Rangiwaho, Ngāti te Roro o te Rangi and Ngāti Tūnohopū. * Para te Hoata or Tūnohopū Marae and Tūnohopū meeting house is a meeting place of the

hapū of Ngāti Tūnohopū and

. * Waikite Marae and Tiki meeting house is a meeting place of the

hapū of

Notable people

* Merekotia Amohau *

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References

{{Rotorua District Suburbs of Rotorua Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region Populated places on Lake Rotorua