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Motukarara is a locality to the northeast of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora in the Selwyn District of New Zealand. State Highway 75 passes through the centre of the village, connecting Christchurch with Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula.[1] The Little River Branch, which operated between 1886 and 1962,[2] ran through Motukarara, and is now a shared walkway and cycleway.[3]

Motukarara
Locality
Rural road near Motukarara
Coordinates: 43.725°S 172.581°E / -43.725; 172.581
Country	New Zealand
Island	South Island
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Selwyn District
Ward	Springs
Electorates	Selwyn Te Tai Tonga
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	7672
Area code(s)	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Motukarara Racecourse is a grass harness racing track operated by the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club.[4][5]

Demographics

Motukarara statistical area includes Greenpark and Greenpark Huts. It covers 64.641 km² (24.958 sq mi)[6] and had an estimated population of 650 as of June 2021,[7] with a population density of 10.1 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	588	—
2013	693	+2.37%
2018	612	−2.46%
Source: [8]

The statistical area had a population of 612 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 81 people (-11.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 24 people (4.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 234 households. There were 306 males and 303 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 45.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 102 people (16.7%) aged under 15 years, 114 (18.6%) aged 15 to 29, 321 (52.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 75 (12.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.1% European/Pākehā, 5.9% Māori, 0.5% Pacific peoples, 4.4% Asian, and 1.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 15.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.4% had no religion, 38.7% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (20.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 90 (17.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 312 (61.2%) people were employed full-time, 84 (16.5%) were part-time, and 9 (1.8%) were unemployed.[8]

References

External links

Media related to Motukarara at Wikimedia Commons

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