Omakere
Farming locality in New Zealand
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Omakere (Māori: Ōmakere) is a farming locality in the Central Hawke's Bay District and Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island.[6] It is located east of Waipawa.[7]
Omakere | |
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Town | |
 Interactive map of Omakere | |
| Coordinates: 40.050849°S 176.754430°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Central Hawke's Bay District |
| Ward | Aramoana-Ruahine |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Central Hawke's Bay District Council |
| • Regional council | Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Central Hawke's Bay | Will Foley[1] |
| • Wairarapa MP | Mike Butterick[2] |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 448.82 km2 (173.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census)[5] | |
• Total | 561 |
| • Density | 1.25/km2 (3.24/sq mi) |
Ōmakere translates as place (Ō) someone was lost or died (makere).[8]
The Omakere Church includes a stained glass memorial wall, depicting Jesus Christ's crucifixion, in memory of three local men who died in war.[9]
The Omakere and neighbouring Elsthorpe rugby union teams were featured in a New Zealand television advertisement for coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Demographics
Omakere locality covers 448.82 km2 (173.29 sq mi).[4] The locality is part of the Mangarara statistical area.[10]
Omakere had a population of 561 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people (3.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 93 people (19.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 282 males and 273 females in 225 dwellings.[12] 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 114 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 87 (15.5%) aged 15 to 29, 255 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 105 (18.7%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.3% European (Pākehā), 18.7% Māori, 1.6% Pasifika, 1.6% Asian, and 7.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 99.5%, Māori by 1.6%, and other languages by 2.7%. No language could be spoken by 0.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 33.7% Christian, 1.6% Māori religious beliefs, and 0.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.1%, and 8.0% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (23.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 264 (59.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 84 (18.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 45 people (10.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 252 (56.4%) full-time, 75 (16.8%) part-time, and 6 (1.3%) unemployed.[5]
Mangarara statistical area
Mangarara statistical area, which also includes Ōtāne, covers 838.07 km2 (323.58 sq mi)[13] and had an estimated population of 2,940 as of June 2025,[14] with a population density of 3.5 people per km2.
Mangarara statistical area had a population of 2,802 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 402 people (16.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 726 people (35.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,371 males, 1,428 females, and 6 people of other genders in 1,065 dwellings.[17] 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 582 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 339 (12.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,335 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 549 (19.6%) aged 65 or older.[15]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.8% European (Pākehā); 21.9% Māori; 2.1% Pasifika; 2.2% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.2%, Māori by 4.5%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 4.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.[15]
Religious affiliations were 33.1% Christian, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 1.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% New Age, and 0.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.7%, and 8.2% of people did not answer the census question.[15]
Of those at least 15 years old, 441 (19.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,284 (57.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 495 (22.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $42,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 204 people (9.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,203 (54.2%) full-time, 318 (14.3%) part-time, and 36 (1.6%) unemployed.[15]