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574:. There were 441 households, comprising 594 males and 519 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.14 males per female. The median age was 43.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 219 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 132 (11.8%) aged 15 to 29, 564 (50.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 204 (18.2%) aged 65 or older.
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Omakau School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 82 as of August 2024. The school opened in 1935, and is the only remaining one of 13 schools which at one point served the
Manuherikia Valley area.
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Omakau is the site of many historic buildings, including the local hotel built in 1898 and the
Catholic Church. Omakau also hosts the Central Otago A&P Show at the local domain, which attracts people from all over the country in February.
456:. There were 138 households, comprising 171 males and 165 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female, with 57 people (17.0%) aged under 15 years, 33 (9.8%) aged 15 to 29, 147 (43.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 99 (29.5%) aged 65 or older.
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Manuherikia-Ida Valleys statistical area.
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Manuherikia-Ida Valleys statistical area includes Omakau and covers 2,511.47 km (969.68 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,340 as of June 2023, with a population density of 0.53 people per km.
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those at least 15 was that 519 (57.7%) people were employed full-time, 180 (20.0%) were part-time, and 9 (1.0%) were unemployed.
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879:"Omakau School Ministry of Education School Profile"
849:2018 Census place summary: Manuherikia-Ida Valleys
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973:New Zealand
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572:2006 census
568:2013 census
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450:2013 census
315:New Zealand
196:Tim Cadogan
139:Electorates
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1371:Categories
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1190:Wedderburn
1150:Ida Valley
1145:Gimmerburn
1094:Fruitlands
825:25 October
732:25 October
714:25 October
696:25 October
668:4 December
628:References
241:Population
204:Waitaki MP
161:Government
1079:Cambrians
1007:Alexandra
986:Alexandra
619:Education
601:Christian
480:Christian
319:Alexandra
299:Ngāi Tahu
263:Time zone
131:Community
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1185:Waipiata
1180:Ranfurly
1175:Patearoa
1165:Oturehua
1119:Poolburn
1099:Galloway
1033:Cromwell
763:"Omakau"
609:Buddhist
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146:Waitaki
89:Country
61:45°07′S
1170:Paerau
1160:Naseby
1109:Omakau
1104:Lauder
1058:Tarras
639:Omakau
579:Pākehā
551:+1.87%
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307:Omakau
292:Local
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285:UTC+13
270:(NZST)
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100:Region
25:Omakau
1342:Other
1328:Mayor
1114:Ophir
1084:Clyde
1074:Becks
605:Hindu
591:Asian
583:Māori
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537:1,020
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465:Māori
378:Ophir
105:Otago
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