Pisa Moorings Explained

Pisa Moorings
Type:Rural settlement
Coordinates:-44.978°N 169.239°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:New Zealand
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Otago
Subdivision Type2:Territorial authority
Subdivision Name2:Central Otago District
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name3:Cromwell Ward
Subdivision Type4:Community
Subdivision Name4:Cromwell Community
Seat Type:Electorates
Leader Name:Central Otago District Council
Leader Title1:Regional council
Leader Name1:Otago Regional Council
Leader Title2:Mayor of Central Otago
Leader Title3:Waitaki MP
Leader Title4:Te Tai Tonga MP
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:1.35
Timezone1:NZST
Utc Offset1:+12
Timezone1 Dst:NZDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:+13
Blank Name:Local iwi
Blank Info:Ngāi Tahu

Pisa Moorings is a small town in the Central Otago District of Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located between Lake Dunstan on its east and on its west. Cromwell is 9 km southwest and Wānaka is 45 km north by road.

The residential housing at Pisa Moorings is being expanded as of 2019.[1]

Demographics

Pisa Moorings is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand. It covers 1.35km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. It is part of the larger Lindis-Nevis Valleys statistical area.

Pisa Moorings had a population of 570 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 225 people (65.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 408 people (251.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 216 households, comprising 282 males and 288 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 120 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 75 (13.2%) aged 15 to 29, 294 (51.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.8% European/Pākehā, 5.3% Māori, 2.6% Pasifika, 1.1% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.1% had no religion, 28.9% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 102 (22.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 57 (12.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 108 people (24.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 282 (62.7%) people were employed full-time, 63 (14.0%) were part-time, and 9 (2.0%) were unemployed.

Notes and References

  1. News: New sections may cause address changes . Otago Daily Times . 1 July 2019 . Adam . Burns.
  2. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . 4 December 2021 . statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.