Pisa Moorings

Pisa Moorings is a small town in the Central Otago District of Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located between Lake Dunstan on its east and State Highway 6 on its west. Cromwell is 9 km southwest and Wānaka is 45 km north by road.

Pisa Moorings
Rural settlement
Coordinates: 44.978°S 169.239°E / -44.978; 169.239
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago
Territorial authorityCentral Otago District
WardCromwell Ward
CommunityCromwell Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityCentral Otago District Council
 • Regional councilOtago Regional Council
 • Mayor of Central OtagoTim Cadogan
 • Waitaki MPMiles Anderson
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total920
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

The residential housing at Pisa Moorings is being expanded as of 2019.[3]

Demographics

Pisa Moorings is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand. It covers 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 920 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 681 people per km2. It is part of the larger Lindis-Nevis Valleys statistical area.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006162—    
2013345+11.40%
2018570+10.56%
Source: [5]

Pisa Moorings had a population of 570 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 225 people (65.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 408 people (251.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 216 households, comprising 282 males and 288 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 120 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 75 (13.2%) aged 15 to 29, 294 (51.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 78 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.8% European/Pākehā, 5.3% Māori, 2.6% Pasifika, 1.1% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.1% had no religion, 28.9% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 102 (22.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 57 (12.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 108 people (24.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 282 (62.7%) people were employed full-time, 63 (14.0%) were part-time, and 9 (2.0%) were unemployed.[5]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. Burns, Adam (1 July 2019). "New sections may cause address changes". Otago Daily Times.
  4. 2018 Census place summary: Lindis-Nevis Valleys
  5. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7027798 and 7027799.
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