Oruanui (Māori: Ōruanui) is a rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located northwest of Wairakei on State Highway 1.^[2]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many pits" for Ōruanui.^[3]

The local Ōruanui Marae is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Te Rangiita and Te Kapa o Te Rangiita. It includes the and Te Kapa o te Rangiita meeting house.^[4]

Demographics

Oruanui is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover 18.58 km² (7.17 sq mi).^[1] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Ohakuri statistical area.^[5]

The SA1 areas had a population of 366 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people (11.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (9.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 141 households, comprising 180 males and 183 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 81 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 33 (9.0%) aged 15 to 29, 195 (53.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 57 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.4% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 1.6% Pacific peoples, 1.6% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 65.6% had no religion, 27.0% were Christian and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 33 (11.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 63 (22.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 51 people (17.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 156 (54.7%) people were employed full-time, 66 (23.2%) were part-time, and 3 (1.1%) were unemployed.^[6]

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