Ohoka

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Ohoka
Township
Ohoka MRD.jpg
Ohoka looking north, with Rangiora in the distance
Ohoka
Coordinates: 43°22′S172°34′E / 43.367°S 172.567°E / -43.367; 172.567
Country New Zealand
Region Canterbury
Territorial authority Waimakariri District
WardOxford-Ohoka Ward
CommunityOxford-Ohoka Community
Electorates
Government
  Territorial Authority Waimakariri District Council
  Regional council Environment Canterbury
   Mayor of Waimakariri Dan Gordon
   Waimakariri MP Matthew Doocey
   Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
  Total3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census) [2]
  Total297
  Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7692
Area code 03

Ohoka is a small semi-rural township on the northern outskirts of Christchurch in New Zealand.

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The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the stake for a decoy parrot" for Ōhoka. [3]

A new subdivision proposed in 2022 would add 800–850 houses, shops and a village square to Ohoka. [4] Some residents are campaigning against the subdivision. [5]

Demographics

Ohoka straddles two SA1 statistical areas which cover 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) [1] Ohoka is part of the larger Mandeville-Ohoka statistical area. [6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006297    
2013306+0.43%
2018297−0.60%
Source: [2]
Inglewood Homestead, Threlkelds Road, Ohoka Inglewood Homestead.JPG
Inglewood Homestead, Threlkelds Road, Ohoka

The SA1 statistical areas had a population of 297 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 9 people (−2.9%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged since the 2006 census. There were 105 households, comprising 153 males and 141 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female, with 54 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 39 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 129 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 72 (24.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 98.0% European/Pākehā, 3.0% Māori, and 1.0% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 38.4% had no religion, 46.5% were Christian and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 63 (25.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 30 (12.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 63 people (25.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 117 (48.1%) people were employed full-time, 48 (19.8%) were part-time, and 3 (1.2%) were unemployed. [2]

Education

Ohoka School is Ohoka's only school. It is a state co-educational full primary school [7] with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 200 students (as of April 2023). [8]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7024138 and 7024165.
  3. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. McDonald, Liz (26 February 2022). "New 800-home subdivision would create satellite town in North Canterbury". Stuff.
  5. Allott, Amber (16 July 2022). "Rural village to full-blown town: Opposition to North Canterbury subdivision ramps up". The Press.
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Mandeville-Ohoka
  7. Education Counts: Ohoka School
  8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.