Ohinemutu


Ohinemutu is a suburb in Rotorua, New Zealand. It includes a living Māori village and the original settlement of Rotorua. The organiser of a celebration for the area having been settled for 650 years said it has been continuously inhabited since 1365.

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 1,080 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 159 people since the 2013 census. There were 549 males, 528 females, and 3 people of other genders in 429 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.5 years. There were 228 people aged under 15 years, 219 aged 15 to 29, 477 aged 30 to 64, and 156 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 35.0% European ; 67.8% Māori; 9.4% Pasifika; 14.4% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 0.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.2%, Māori by 29.7%, and other languages by 11.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.5%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 34.4% Christian, 3.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 7.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.5%, and 5.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 168 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 447 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 246 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 45 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 396 full-time, 117 part-time, and 51 unemployed.

Marae

The Ohinemutu area has four marae: