Marotiri, New Zealand

The statistical area of Marotiri, which at 744 square kilometres is much larger than this community and includes Mangakino, Whakamaru, and Mokai, had a population of 2,391 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 177 people (8.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 81 people (3.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 843 households. There were 1,236 males and 1,158 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 35 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 582 people (24.3%) aged under 15 years, 471 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,065 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 276 (11.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 71.3% European/Pākehā, 40.5% Māori, 3.3% Pacific peoples, 5.6% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 13.3%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.2% had no religion, 26.6% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 7.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (9.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 480 (26.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 888 (49.1%) people were employed full-time, 333 (18.4%) were part-time, and 93 (5.1%) were unemployed.[3]

Marotiri is in meshblocks 1293200, 1293302 and 4004316, which had a population of 327 in the 2018 census.[4]

Marotiri School is a co-educational state primary school,[5] with a roll of 142 as of March 2020.[6][7] The school opened in 1961.[8]