Ohinemutu

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Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand

title: "Ohinemutu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["suburbs-of-rotorua", "populated-places-in-the-bay-of-plenty-region", "populated-places-on-lake-rotorua"] description: "Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand" topic_path: "general/suburbs-of-rotorua" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohinemutu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox New Zealand suburb"]

FieldValue
nameOhinemutu
imageSt Faiths Anglican Church, Ohinemutu, Rotorua (2).JPG
caption1St Faith's Anglican Church
city1Rotorua
wardTe Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
councilRotorua Lakes Council
coordinates
arearef
area121
population
popdate
popref
population_density_km2auto
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom13
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| name = Ohinemutu | image = St Faiths Anglican Church, Ohinemutu, Rotorua (2).JPG | caption1 = St Faith's Anglican Church | city1 = Rotorua | ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward | council = Rotorua Lakes Council | established = | coordinates = | arearef = | area = 121 | population = | popdate = | popref = | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | airports = | hospitals = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | caption2 = | centre = Ohinemutu | north = Lake Rotorua | northeast = (Lake Rotorua) | east = Lake Rotorua | southeast = Rotorua Central | south = Victoria | southwest = Utuhina | west = Mangakakahi | northwest = Koutu 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 1.21 km2 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 (1.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 159 people (17.3%) 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 (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 228 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 219 (20.3%) aged 15 to 29, 477 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 156 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 35.0% European (Pākehā); 67.8% Māori; 9.4% Pasifika; 14.4% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); 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% (e.g. too young to talk). 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 (19.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 447 (52.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 246 (28.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 45 people (5.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 396 (46.5%) full-time, 117 (13.7%) part-time, and 51 (6.0%) unemployed.

Marae

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Exterior_view_of_Te_Ao_Marama_meeting_house,_Ohinemutu,_used_by_the_Board_of_Maori_Arts_in_the_1930s._ATLIB_291203.png" caption="Te Ao Marama meeting house in Ohinemutu in the 1930s"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/The_Sunken_Pah,_Ohinemutu_SLNSW_FL10386959.jpg" caption="The Sunken Pā, Ohinemutu SLNSW FL10386959"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Ohinemutu.gif" caption="1880 sketch of Ohinemutu"] ::

The Ohinemutu area has four marae:

Notable people

References

References

  1. (15 November 2013). "Ohinemutu marks nearly 650 years". [[Rotorua Daily Post]].
  2. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service".
  3. {{NZ census 2018. Kuirau (199800). kuirau. Kuirau
  4. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
  5. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
  6. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". [[Te Puni Kōkiri]].
  7. "Māori Maps". Te Potiki National Trust.

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