Ōmaha
Ōmaha | |
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Coordinates: 36°20′06″S 174°46′48″E / 36.335°S 174.780°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland Region |
Ward | Rodney ward |
Community board | Rodney Local Board |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Auckland Council |
Area | |
• Total | 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 800 |
• Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Ōmaha is a small beach town on Ōmaha Bay in the Auckland Region, in the north of New Zealand. It is located 74.7 km north of central Auckland.[3] It is on a sandspit that adjoins Tāwharanui Peninsula and separates Whangateau Harbour from Ōmaha Bay. The nearest sizeable town is Warkworth which is situated 16.8 km south west of Ōmaha.[3]
History
Ōmaha was a Marutūāhu settlement until 1841, when it was bought by the Crown. Early European settlement took place at Sandspit.[citation needed]
The Māori name Ōmaha means 'bountiful food' or 'great resources'. Nearby Leigh was historically named Ōmaha by Māori, and Ōmaha Beach was called Mangatawhiri by Ngāti Manuhiri.[4]
Geography
The sandspit of Ōmaha was formed during the
Ōmaha Spit has also been identified by the Department of Conservation as a "significant breeding site for the endangered New Zealand dotterel.[5] As a result, The Omaha Shorebird Protection Trust was established in 2009 to monitor the dotterel population at Ōmaha.[6] Fundraising of $162,000 by the Trust saw construction of a predator-proof fence completed in August 2012 helping to protect the birds, their chicks and eggs from predation by cats, rats, stoats, wessels and hedgehogs.[7]
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Ōmaha as a rural settlement, which covers 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 800 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 165 people per km2. Ōmaha is part of the larger Tawharanui Peninsula statistical area.[8]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 420 | — |
2013 | 621 | +5.75% |
2018 | 756 | +4.01% |
Source: [9] |
Ōmaha had a population of 756 at the
Ethnicities were 96.0% European/Pākehā, 6.7% Māori, 2.4% Pacific peoples, 1.2% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.6% had no religion, 39.3% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu and 0.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 144 (22.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 69 (10.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 162 people (25.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 234 (36.3%) people were employed full-time, 108 (16.7%) were part-time, and 6 (0.9%) were unemployed.[9]
Community
Former Prime Minister and National Party leader John Key has owned property in Ōmaha for over 20 years.[10] New Zealand fashion designer Trelise Cooper also has a property at Ōmaha, as does former television presenter Louise Wallace.[11]
Ōmaha has a boat ramp,[12] surf club,[13] an 18 hole golf course, tennis courts, bowling club and children's playgrounds.[14]
From 2018 it has been served by 7 buses a day to Warkworth.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "First names hold history and whakapapa for Ngāti Manuhiri". Local Matters. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Department of Conservation, New Zealand". Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Omaha Shorebird Protection Trust". Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Rodney Times | Predator-proof fence nearly finished". Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Tawharanui Peninsula
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7001243–7001247.
- ^ "Rodney Times". 17 June 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Taylor, Cliff (30 December 2007). "Revealed: the holiday hideout of NZ's rich and famous". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Auckland District Council". Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Omaha Surf Club". Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Omaha Beach Community Inc". Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Warkworth Kowhai Coast Northern Bus Timetable" (PDF). 30 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.