Warrington, known in

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as Ōkāhau,
Place names
' on Kāti Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki website, viewed 2012-01-04 is a small settlement on the coast of

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, in the

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of New Zealand. It is situated close to the northern shore of

Blueskin Bay Blueskin Bay is an estuary in coastal Otago, about 25 km north of Dunedin, New Zealand. The name also unofficially describes the rural district which includes the northern slopes of Mount Cargill, the southern slopes of the Kilmog, and the ...

, an area of mudflats north of

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, and is administered as part of Dunedin City. Warrington is from

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linked by Coast Road. The

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passes through the township and a tourist train, the

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passes through the settlement once or twice a week between Dunedin and Palmerston. Warrington beach, a popular surf beach for locals and visitors from the city, is patrolled by volunteer lifeguards of the Warrington Surf Life Saving Club which established in Dunedin in 1957 and relocated here in 1976. Warrington Beach is occasionally used by

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for nude sunbathing. New Zealand has no official nude beaches, as public nudity is legal on any beach where it is "known to occur". St Barnabas Church is one of the area's oldest buildings.

Education

Warrington School is a year 0–8 (ages 5–13) full primary school, with a roll of students as at . A school has existed at Warrington since at least 1879. Warrington Playcentre is an early childhood centre (ages 0–6).

Demographics

Warrington is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers , and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². It is part of the much larger Bucklands Crossing statistical area. upA Futuro house in Warrington Warrington had a population of 489 at the

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, an increase of 42 people (9.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 60 people (14.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 237 households, comprising 249 males and 240 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female, with 93 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 54 (11.0%) aged 15 to 29, 249 (50.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 90 (18.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 94.5% European/

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, 11.0%

, 2.5% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.6% had no religion, 24.5% were

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, 0.6% had

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, 0.6% were

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and 3.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 153 (38.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 84 people (21.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 183 (46.2%) people were employed full-time, 60 (15.2%) were part-time, and 9 (2.3%) were unemployed.

References

External links

Blueskin Bay community website

Warrington School website
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