Oruru-Parapara is a statistical area on the southern side of

Doubtless Bay Doubtless Bay is a bay on the east coast of the Northland Region, north-east of Kaitaia, in New Zealand. It extends from Knuckle Point on Karikari Peninsula in the north to Berghan Point at Hihi in the south. There are rocky headlands, backed by ...

in Northland, New Zealand. runs across the northern part. It includes the localities of Aurere, Parapara, Paranui and Oruru. The small settlements of

Taipa-Mangonui Taipa-Mangonui or Taipa Bay-Mangonui is a string of small resort settlements – Taipa, Cable Bay, Coopers Beach, and Mangōnui – that lie along the coast of Doubtless Bay and are so close together that they have run together to form one larger ...

are north and northeast of the area and are not included in it. The Oruru Valley was the location of many

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sites and is of archaeological and cultural importance. The valley had two part-time schools in 1879 A school continued to flourish at Oruru in 1947, and there was also a school at Parapara at that time. '' Te Aurere'', a recreation of the

waka Waka may refer to: Culture and language * Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand ** Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe ** Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe ** Waka taua, a Māori w ...

used by Polynesians to settle New Zealand, was built and launched at Aurere. The Kupe Waka Centre is a tourist attraction under construction at Aurere. It will provide education and training for traditional Māori waka construction.

Demographics

Oruru-Parapara covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Oruru-Parapara had a population of 846 at the

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, an increase of 159 people (23.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 156 people (22.6%) since the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

. There were 285 households, comprising 426 males and 420 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 46.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 165 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 126 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 420 (49.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 135 (16.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 73.8% European/Pākehā, 41.5% Māori, 3.9% Pacific peoples, 2.1% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Of those people who chose to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.3% had no religion, 40.8% were Christian, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (12.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 165 (24.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $20,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 48 people (7.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 240 (35.2%) people were employed full-time, 123 (18.1%) were part-time, and 39 (5.7%) were unemployed.

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{{Far North District Far North District Populated places in the Northland Region

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