Editing Village (section)

==Oceania==
[[File:CSIRO ScienceImage 3723 Aerial view of the rural community of Burrawang in the Wingecarribee Catchment south of Sydney NSW 1999.jpg|thumb|The village of [[Burrawang, New South Wales|Burrawang]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]]]
'''Pacific Islands'''
Communities on Pacific islands were historically called villages by English speakers who traveled and settled in the area. Some communities such as several [[Villages of Guam]] continue to be called villages despite having large populations that can exceed 40,000 residents.

'''New Zealand'''
The traditional [[Māori people|Māori]] village was the [[Pā (Māori)|pā]], a fortified hill-top settlement. Tree-fern logs and flax were the main [[building material]]s. As in [[Australia]] (see below) the term is now used mainly in respect of shopping or other planned areas.

'''Australia'''
The term village often is used in reference to small planned communities such as [[retirement communities]] or shopping districts, and tourist areas such as [[ski resort]]s. Small rural communities are usually known as townships. Larger settlements are known as towns.