Editing Oamaru (section)

== Demographics ==
Oamaru is described by Statistics New Zealand as a medium urban area, which covers {{Convert|20.21|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=3 December 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214063818/https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|url-status=live}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Oamaru|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Oamaru|y}}|R}}/20.21|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|12,030|2013|12,306|2018|13,107|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
Before the 2023 census, Oamaru had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|21.46|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area"/> Using that boundary, Oamaru had a population of 13,107 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 801 people (6.5%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 1,077 people (9.0%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 5,463 households, comprising 6,267 males and 6,840 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 2,328 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 2,016 (15.4%) aged 15 to 29, 5,439 (41.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 3,324 (25.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 86.9% European/[[Pākehā]], 8.1% [[Māori people|Māori]], 6.0% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 4.7% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 15.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.4% had no religion, 43.6% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.2% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.6% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.4% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 0.4% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,242 (11.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,021 (28.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,017 people (9.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,668 (43.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,545 (14.3%) were part-time, and 312 (2.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Glen Warren (344200), Holmes Hill (344300), Oamaru Central (344400), Oamaru Gardens (344100), Oamaru North Milner Park (343900), Oamaru North Orana Park (344000), South Hill (344500) and Weston (343800)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual statistical areas (2018 boundaries)
|-
!Name !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density (per km<sup>2</sup>) || Households !! Median age !! Median income
|-
| Glen Warren || style="text-align:right;"|1.80 || style="text-align:right;"|1,632 || style="text-align:right;"|907 || style="text-align:right;"|675 || 46.0 years || $24,500<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|glen-warren|Glen Warren}}</ref>
|-
| Holmes Hill || style="text-align:right;"|2.62 || style="text-align:right;"|1,332 || style="text-align:right;"|508 || style="text-align:right;"|603 || 54.1 years || $26,700<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|holmes-hill|Holmes Hill}}</ref>
|-
| Oamaru Central || style="text-align:right;"|0.96 || style="text-align:right;"|294 || style="text-align:right;"|306 || style="text-align:right;"|132 || 59.4 years || $21,500<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|oamaru-central|Oamaru Central}}</ref>
|-
| Oamaru Gardens || style="text-align:right;"|1.42 || style="text-align:right;"|1,179 || style="text-align:right;"|830 || style="text-align:right;"|522 || 47.3 years || $27,900<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|oamaru-gardens|Oamaru Gardens}}</ref>
|-
| Oamaru North Milner Park || style="text-align:right;"|7.13 || style="text-align:right;"|2,529 || style="text-align:right;"|355 || style="text-align:right;"|981 || 48.0 years || $24,400<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|oamaru-north-milner-park|Oamaru North Milner Park}}</ref>
|-
| Oamaru North Orana Park || style="text-align:right;"|2.76 || style="text-align:right;"|2,907 || style="text-align:right;"|1,053 || style="text-align:right;"|1,158 || 42.3 years || $26,000<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|oamaru-north-orana-park|Oamaru North Orana Park}}</ref>
|-
| South Hill || style="text-align:right;"|1.45 || style="text-align:right;"|2,184 || style="text-align:right;"|1,506 || style="text-align:right;"|981 || 46.1 years || $28,000<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|south-hill|South Hill}}</ref>
|-
| [[Weston, New Zealand|Weston]] || style="text-align:right;"|3.31 || style="text-align:right;"|1,050 || style="text-align:right;"|317 || style="text-align:right;"|411 || 46.0 years || $34,900<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|weston|Weston}}</ref>
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 37.4 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $31,800
|}