Momona
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Momona | |
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Rural locality | |
Coordinates: 45°55′S 170°13′E / 45.917°S 170.217°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
UTC+13 (NZDT) | |
Postcode | 9073 |
Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Momona is a small town on the Taieri Plain in New Zealand's South Island. Momona School was established in 1899 and closed in 2004. The Henley Co-operative Dairy Company, established in nearby Henley, moved their cheese factory here, and was closed in the 1980s.
Momona is the location of
New Zealand's lowest point, at 2 metres (6.6 ft) below sea level, is located on Kirk's Drain Road just to the southwest of Momona. The road was named after John Kirk, a nearby resident, who was the grandfather of the Rt. Hon. Norman Kirk, Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 to 1974.
Demographics
Momona statistical area, which also includes Outram and Allanton, covers 217.61 km2 (84.02 sq mi)[3] and had an estimated population of 2,490 as of June 2023,[4] with a population density of 11.4 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,130 | — |
2013 | 2,205 | +0.50% |
2018 | 2,322 | +1.04% |
Source: [5] |
The statistical area had a population of 2,322 at the
Ethnicities were 96.3% European/Pākehā, 8.1% Māori, 0.1% Pasifika, 1.6% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 9.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.5% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 0.4% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 318 (17.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 378 (20.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 345 people (18.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,050 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 318 (17.4%) were part-time, and 39 (2.1%) were unemployed.[5]
References
- ^ "2016 Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "contact us". Dunedin International Airport. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Momona (349300). 2018 Census place summary: Momona