Otatara
Otatara is an outer suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill. There are several local bush walks through totara forests, and numerous recreational facilities in the area including:MTB tracks, rowing, speed boating, two golf courses and the nearby Oreti beach. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of loosening" for "Ōtatara". Demographics. Otatara covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km. Otatara had a population of 3,144 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (3.6%) since the 2013  census, and an increase of 402 people (14.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,119 households. There were 1,620 males and 1,527 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 42.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 693 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 405 (12.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,641 (52.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 408 (13.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 94.2% European/Pākehā, 12.5% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 1.7% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The  proportion of people born overseas was 12.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 55.1% had no religion, 36.7% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 606 (24.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 414 (16.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 696 people (28.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,431 (58.4%) people were  employed full-time, 423 (17.3%) were part-time, and 51 (2.1%) were unemployed. Education. Otatara School is a contributing primary school serving years 1 to 6 with a roll of students as of The school began as Otatara Bush School in 1879.