Pisa Moorings

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Pisa Moorings
Rural settlement
Map
Coordinates: 44°58′41″S 169°14′20″E / 44.978°S 169.239°E / -44.978; 169.239
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago
Territorial authorityCentral Otago District
WardCromwell Ward
CommunityCromwell Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityCentral Otago District Council
 • Regional councilOtago Regional Council
 • Mayor of Central OtagoTamah Alley
 • Waitaki MPMiles Anderson
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total920
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Pisa Moorings is a small town in the Central Otago District of Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located between Lake Dunstan on its east and State Highway 6 on its west. Cromwell is 9 km southwest and Wānaka is 45 km north by road.

The residential housing at Pisa Moorings is being expanded as of 2019.[3]

Demographics

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Pisa Moorings is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand. It covers 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 920 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 681 people per km2. It is part of the larger Lindis-Nevis Valleys statistical area.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006162—    
2013345+11.40%
2018570+10.56%
Source: [5]

Pisa Moorings had a population of 570 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 225 people (65.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 408 people (251.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 216 households, comprising 282 males and 288 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 120 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 75 (13.2%) aged 15 to 29, 294 (51.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.8% European/Pākehā, 5.3% Māori, 2.6% Pasifika, 1.1% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.1% had no religion, 28.9% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 102 (22.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 57 (12.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 108 people (24.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 282 (62.7%) people were employed full-time, 63 (14.0%) were part-time, and 9 (2.0%) were unemployed.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Burns, Adam (1 July 2019). "New sections may cause address changes". Otago Daily Times.
  4. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Lindis-Nevis Valleys
  5. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7027798 and 7027799.