Ohinemutu

Ohinemutu
Suburb
St Faith's Anglican Church
Interactive map of Ohinemutu
Coordinates: 38°07′44″S 176°14′42″E / 38.129°S 176.245°E / -38.129; 176.245
Country	New Zealand
City	Rotorua
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes Council
Electoral ward	Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area 1
• Land	121 ha (300 acres)
Population  (June 2025)2
• Total	1,100
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)

Koutu	Lake Rotorua	(Lake Rotorua)
Mangakakahi	Ohinemutu	Lake Rotorua
Utuhina	Victoria	Rotorua Central

Ohinemutu is a suburb in Rotorua, New Zealand. It includes a living Māori village and the original settlement of Rotorua. The organiser of a celebration for the area having been settled for 650 years said it has been continuously inhabited since 1365.³

The statistical area of Kuirau, which corresponds to Ohinemutu, covers 1.21 km² (0.47 sq mi)¹ and had an estimated population of 1,100 as of June 2025,² with a population density of 909 people per km².

Kuirau had a population of 1,080 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (1.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 159 people (17.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 549 males, 528 females, and 3 people of other genders in 429 dwellings.⁶ 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 228 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 219 (20.3%) aged 15 to 29, 477 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 156 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.⁴

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 35.0% European (Pākehā); 67.8% Māori; 9.4% Pasifika; 14.4% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.2%, Māori by 29.7%, and other languages by 11.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.⁴

Religious affiliations were 34.4% Christian, 3.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 7.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.5%, and 5.6% of people did not answer the census question.⁴

Of those at least 15 years old, 168 (19.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 447 (52.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 246 (28.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 45 people (5.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 396 (46.5%) full-time, 117 (13.7%) part-time, and 51 (6.0%) unemployed.⁴

The Ohinemutu area has four marae:

• Te Kuirau or Utuhina Marae and Te Roro o Te Rangi meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Whakaue hapū of Ngāti te Roro o te Rangi.⁷⁸
• Te Papaiouru Marae and Tamatekapua meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Whakaue hapū of Ngāti Hurunga Te Rangi, Ngāti Pūkaki, Ngāti Taeotu, Ngāti Te Rangiwaho, Ngāti te Roro o te Rangi and Ngāti Tūnohopū.⁷⁸
• Para te Hoata or Tūnohopū Marae and Tūnohopū meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Whakaue hapū of Ngāti Tūnohopū and Ngāti Whakaue.⁷⁸
• Waikite Marae and Tiki meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Whakaue hapū of Ngāti Whakaue.⁷⁸

• Merekotia Amohau
• Inez Kingi
• Henry Taiporutu Te Mapu-o-te-rangi Mitchell
• Maata Horomona