Ōmokoroa

Ōmokoroa is a small urban area in the Western Bay of Plenty District of New Zealand.

The suburb is considered part of Greater Tauranga (contributing towards its population of 162,800), and is within the Coromandel electorate.

[3] Ōmokoroa began as a small rural holiday village, but is expanding to be a commuter town, with a 25-minute drive to Tauranga City.

With the rural area to the south, it is expected to reach a population of 12,000 by 2020–2030, and is situated within the Kaimai Ward, Western Bay of Plenty.

Before the 2023 census, Ōmokoroa statistical area corresponded to the more built-up northern part of the peninsula, separated from the more rural area to the south by the East Coast Main Trunk.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.3% had no religion, 42.9% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.1% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.

[6] The postcodes for the area are: The dialing prefix(es) for the town are Omokoroa No.1 School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[8][9] with a roll of 369 as of November 2024.

The sun setting over Ōmokoroa