Ohakuri
Rural locality in Waikato, New Zealand
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Ohakuri is a rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It features the Orakei Korako Geothermal Area, the artificial Lake Ohakuri and the Ohakuri Dam.[6]
Ohakuri | |
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Rural locality | |
 Interactive map of Ohakuri | |
| Coordinates: 38.409°S 176.087°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| District | Taupō District |
| Ward | Mangakino-Pouakani General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Taupō | John Funnell[1] |
| • Taupō MP | Louise Upston[2] |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.98 km2 (46.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[5] | |
• Total | 39 |
| • Density | 0.33/km2 (0.84/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 3078 |
Marae
The area also includes Maroanui Marae, a meeting place of the local Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hinerau. It features a meeting house of the same name.[7] The marae was renovated between 2008 and 2010,[8] with a grant from the nearby Wairakei Power Station.[9] The renovations included wheelchair ramps and accessible toilets for disabled members of the hapū.[10]
Demographics
Ohakuri statistical area
Ohakuri statistical area, which also includes Ātiamuri and Oruanui, covers 542.95 km2 (209.63 sq mi)[11] and had an estimated population of 2,120 as of June 2025,[12] with a population density of 3.9 people per km2.
Ohakuri statistical area had a population of 1,953 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 111 people (6.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 282 people (16.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,014 males, 936 females, and 6 people of other genders in 681 dwellings.[15] 1.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 402 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 342 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 960 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 246 (12.6%) aged 65 or older.[13]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.3% European (Pākehā); 22.1% Māori; 2.3% Pasifika; 6.0% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori by 4.1%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 6.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.[13]
Religious affiliations were 24.9% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 1.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 2.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.4%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.[13]
Of those at least 15 years old, 237 (15.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 954 (61.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 360 (23.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 183 people (11.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 924 (59.6%) full-time, 246 (15.9%) part-time, and 30 (1.9%) unemployed.[13]
Ohakuri proper
Ohakuri community is in meshblocks 1263500 and 1276201, which cover 119.98 km2 (46.32 sq mi)[4] and had a population of 39 in the 2023 census.[5]