Opiki
Locality in New Zealand
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Opiki is a rural locality in the Horowhenua district of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the floodplain of the Manawatū River, 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Palmerston North.
Opiki | |
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Rural locality | |
The Opiki toll bridge over the Manawatū River was in use from 1918 to 1969. | |
 Interactive map of Opiki | |
| Coordinates: 40.4435°S 175.4589°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui region |
| Territorial authority | Horowhenua District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Horowhenua District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Horowhenua Mayor | Bernie Wanden[1] |
| • Rangitīkei MP | Suze Redmayne[2] |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.51 km2 (23.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census)[5] | |
• Total | 522 |
| • Density | 8.63/km2 (22.3/sq mi) |
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of climbing" for Ōpiki.[6]
Demographics
Opiki locality covers 60.51 km2 (23.36 sq mi).[4] It is part of the larger Miranui statistical area.[7]
Opiki had a population of 402 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (3.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 18 people (4.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 204 males and 198 females in 141 dwellings.[9] 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 93 people (23.1%) aged under 15 years, 75 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 183 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 48 (11.9%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 75.4% European (Pākehā), 12.7% Māori, 3.7% Pasifika, 17.2% Asian, and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.3%, Māori by 5.2%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 12.7%. No language could be spoken by 3.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 37.3% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 1.5% Buddhist, and 0.7% New Age. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.5%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 54 (17.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 186 (60.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 69 (22.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 27 people (8.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 174 (56.3%) full-time, 48 (15.5%) part-time, and 9 (2.9%) unemployed.[5]