The Census 2023 figures are out, so just who is the average Ōmārama villager and how do we stack up against the rest of good ol' NZ? This is just a quick snapshot drawn from the recently published material covering the very basics of who we all are.
[See the map below to see where the stats used in this story were collected in the 2023 Census. The majority of the population is split in roughly in two halves within imaginary boundaries. Omarama South, or block 7036621, lies south of SH 83 and Omarama North, block 7036622, is to the north.] Firstly, we\’ve grown, and grown and grown. Our total head count or ‘usually resident population’ for 2023 was 354. The census of 2018 recorded 288 and in the one before that, 2013, our final muster was 267. We’ve grown a whopping... >>> continue reading <<<