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Wharemoa
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
City	Greymouth
Local authority	Grey District Council
Electoral ward	Central
Area
• Land	124 ha (306 acres)
Population
• Total	1,350

	Greymouth Central
	Wharemoa
Karoro

Wharemoa is a southeastern suburb of Greymouth on the West Coast of New Zealand. Marsden Road is a major road running through the suburb. Sawyers Creek runs northwest through the suburb to join the Grey River / Māwheranui near its mouth on the Tasman Sea.

Demographics

Marsden statistical area, which roughly corresponds to Wharemoa, covers 1.24 km (0.48 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,350 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,089 people per km.

Marsden had a population of 1,221 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 15 people (−1.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 45 people (3.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 495 households, comprising 603 males and 618 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 38.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 258 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 222 (18.2%) aged 15 to 29, 534 (43.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 207 (17.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.4% European/Pākehā, 12.0% Māori, 1.2% Pasifika, 4.2% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.1% had no religion, 40.3% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 168 (17.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 228 (23.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 156 people (16.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 501 (52.0%) people were employed full-time, 153 (15.9%) were part-time, and 27 (2.8%) were unemployed.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Harriss, Gavin; Land Information New Zealand. Wharemoa, West Coast (Map). 1:50,000. Topo50.
4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Marsden (310500). 2018 Census place summary: Marsden

42°27′58″S 171°12′04″E / 42.466°S 171.201°E / -42.466; 171.201

• Grey District
• Suburbs of Greymouth
• Populated places in the West Coast Region