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Waitaki District Demographics
Waitaki District

Demographics

The Waitaki District lies in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. The district incorporates the Ahuriri, Corriedale and Waihemo wards.


The district reaches inland from the Waitaki River mouth,  up the Waitaki River Valley, through Ohau to the top of the Ahuriri River Valley.  It extends south down the east coast beyond Palmerston to Flag Swamp.

Statistics, population, areas, and business counts  for the Waitaki District.

  • Population Projection (2008) information is available here.
    • Information shown below was taken from the 2006 Census

    Population Distribution in our district?  

    Figures as at Census 2006  (2001 Census)
     

    "Ususally Resident Population Count"


                          2006   (2001)
    Waitaki District   20,223 (20,088)
    Oamaru             11,424 (11,532)

    "Ususally Resident Population Count"

    Aviemore            663      (540)
    Duntroon            114      (120)
    Hampden             297      (303)
    Kakanui             414      (414)
    Kurow               339      (387)
    Maheno             3705     (3573)
    Omarama             231      (279)
    Otematata           189      (243)
    Palmerston          804      (807)
    Weston              762      (708)

    "Census Night Population Count" 

    Kakanui             423      (414)
    Omarama             516      (474)
    Oamaru North       3399     (3306)

    Kakanui, Omarama, and Oamaru North are the only Census areas where the "Usually Resident Population Count" has gone down whereas "Census night Population Count" has gone up, indicating an increase in visitor numbers in February 2006.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
     
     

     

     

     Land Area of the Waitaki District?

    This information is from the District Plan as of 1999

    WDC Ward​  Rates Land Area (hectares)​  Actual Boundary Area (hectares)​
    Ahuriri​ 175583.97​ 382,975.00​
    Corriedale​ 189337.10​ 195,300.00​
    Oamaru/Weston​ 4627.78​ 4,055.00​
    Waihemo​ 127585.71​ 132,475.00​
    TOTAL​ 497,134.56​ 714,805.00​
     
     

    What is the Area of Lake Ohau?


    The lake covers 460 sq miles, or 5870 hectares.
     
     
    For more information about the Waitaki District, please access the Statistics New Zealand website( www.stats.govt.nz ) and go to the 'Community Profiles" section.