Whare Flat

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Whare Flat
Rural locality
UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
9092
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Whare Flat is a locality some 15 km to the northwest of

Silverpeaks.[3]

Whare Flat is the location of a scout camp, Camp Waiora,[4] and plays host annually to the Whare Flat Folk Festival,[5] the southern South Island's biggest annual folk music event, which is held over the New Year holiday.

The "

whare" of Whare Flat's name was not a traditional Māori structure, but was actually a shepherd's hut.[6]

Demographics

Whare Flat is part of the Taieri statistical area, which covers 150.05 km2 (57.93 sq mi) to the west, north and northeast of Mosgiel.[7] The statistical area had an estimated population of 1,590 as of June 2023,[8] with a population density of 11 people per km2.

Historical population for Taieri statistical area
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,170—    
20131,410+2.70%
20181,506+1.33%
Source: [9]

Before the 2023 census, Taieri had a larger boundary, covering 150.19 km2 (57.99 sq mi).

2006 census
. There were 546 households, comprising 750 males and 756 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 46.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 276 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 204 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 729 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 294 (19.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.6% European/Pākehā, 5.4% Māori, 1.2% Pasifika, 1.2% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.2% had no religion, 38.0% were Christian, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 282 (22.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 216 (17.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 321 people (26.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 627 (51.0%) people were employed full-time, 243 (19.8%) were part-time, and 24 (2.0%) were unemployed.[9]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ISBN 0 7900 0952 8
  3. ^ Wise's New Zealand guide (1969) Dunedin: H. Wise & Co. p. 413.
  4. ^ Wairoa Scout Camp official website.
  5. ^ Whare Flat Folk Festival official website.
  6. Reed, A.W.
    (1975). Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 475.
  7. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Taieri (349400). 2018 Census place summary: Taieri
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