| Ohakuri | |
| Settlement Type: | Rural locality |
| Coordinates: | -38.409°N 176.087°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Waikato region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Taupō District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mangakino-Pouakani Ward |
| Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
| Leader Name: | Taupō District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Regional council |
| Leader Name1: | Waikato Regional Council |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 48 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode(s) |
| Postal Code: | 3078 |
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.[1]
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.[2] The marae was renovated between 2008 and 2010,[3] with a grant from the nearby Wairakei Power Station.[4] The renovations included wheelchair ramps and accessible toilets for disabled members of the hapū.[5]
Ohakuri statistical area, which also includes Ātiamuri and Oruanui, covers 542.95km2[6] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Ohakuri statistical area had a population of 1,842 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 171 people (10.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 408 people (28.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 654 households, comprising 963 males and 879 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 393 people (21.3%) aged under 15 years, 345 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 918 (49.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 183 (9.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 82.1% European/Pākehā, 21.2% Māori, 2.4% Pacific peoples, 5.4% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 15.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.8% had no religion, 28.5% were Christian, 1.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 201 (13.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 267 (18.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 258 people (17.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 879 (60.7%) people were employed full-time, 258 (17.8%) were part-time, and 24 (1.7%) were unemployed.
Ohakuri community is in meshblocks 1263500 and 1276201, which cover 119.98km2[6] and had a population of 48 in the 2018 census.