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Ohoka
Township
Ohoka looking north, with Rangiora in the distance
Coordinates: 43°22′S 172°34′E / 43.367°S 172.567°E / -43.367; 172.567
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimakariri District
Ward	Oxford-Ohoka Ward
Community	Oxford-Ohoka Community
Electorates	Waimakariri Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Waimakariri District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Waimakariri	Dan Gordon
• Waimakariri MP	Matt Doocey
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Total	3.74 km (1.44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	297
• Density	79/km (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	7692
Area code	03

Ohoka is a small semi-rural township on the northern outskirts of Christchurch in New Zealand.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the stake for a decoy parrot" for Ōhoka.

A new subdivision proposed in 2022 would add 800–850 houses, shops and a village square to Ohoka. Some residents are campaigning against the subdivision.

Demographics

Ohoka straddles two SA1 statistical areas which cover 3.74 km (1.44 sq mi) Ohoka is part of the larger Mandeville-Ohoka statistical area.

The SA1 statistical areas had a population of 297 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 9 people (−2.9%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged since the 2006 census. There were 105 households, comprising 153 males and 141 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female, with 54 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 39 (13.1%) aged 15 to 29, 129 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 72 (24.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 98.0% European/Pākehā, 3.0% Māori, and 1.0% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 38.4% had no religion, 46.5% were Christian and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 63 (25.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 30 (12.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 63 people (25.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 117 (48.1%) people were employed full-time, 48 (19.8%) were part-time, and 3 (1.2%) were unemployed.

Education

Ohoka School is Ohoka's only school. It is a state co-educational full primary school with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 223 students (as of November 2024).

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
2. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7024138 and 7024165.
3. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
4. McDonald, Liz (26 February 2022). "New 800-home subdivision would create satellite town in North Canterbury". Stuff.
5. Allott, Amber (16 July 2022). "Rural village to full-blown town: Opposition to North Canterbury subdivision ramps up". The Press.
6. 2018 Census place summary: Mandeville-Ohoka
7. Education Counts: Ohoka School
8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

External links

• Visitor Information Centre website

• Waimakariri District
• Populated places in the Canterbury Region