Mararoa is a rural area and statistical area in New Zealand's

Southland District Southland District is a Districts of New Zealand, territorial authority district in New Zealand that covers the south of the South Island as well as Stewart Island, Stewart Island/Rakiura. History Southland District was formed through the 1989 lo ...

. The area broadly corresponds to the course of the

Mararoa River The Mararoa River is one of the braided rivers of the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long-lasting cultivations" for ''Māraroa''. Description T ...

and the eastern part of Te Anau Basin, and includes the

Mavora Lakes Mavora Lakes is a protected area in the South Island of New Zealand consisting of two lakes: North Mavora and South Mavora. The lakes are drained by the Mararoa River. The area is managed by the Department of Conservation An environmental m ...

and the settlement of

Manapouri Manapouri is a small town in Southland / Fiordland, in the southwest corner of the South Island, in New Zealand. The township is the westernmost municipality in New Zealand. Located at the edge of the Fiordland National Park, on the eastern ...

. The Key is a locality which has the area's only primary school.

Demographics

The Mararoa statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Mararoa had a population of 774 at the

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, an increase of 60 people (8.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−1.9%) 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 309 households. There were 402 males and 375 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 138 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 123 (15.9%) aged 15 to 29, 402 (51.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 108 (14.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 95.0% European/Pākehā, 9.3% Māori, 0.8% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 13.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 60.5% had no religion, 30.6% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (16.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 111 (17.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 93 people (14.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 405 (63.7%) people were employed full-time, 117 (18.4%) were part-time, and 3 (0.5%) were unemployed.

Education

Mararoa School is a full primary school serving years 1 to 8 with a roll of students as of

References

{{Southland District Southland District Populated places in Southland, New Zealand