Motuoapa
Motuoapa is a rural settlement northeast of Tūrangi, on the southeast side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō. runs through it. Motuoapa Peninsula rises to the northwest, with a trig point at 497 metres, and Motuoapa Bay is directly to the north. A youth hostel opened at Motuoapa in 1955 and a marina was built in 1961. Demographics Statistics New Zealand describes Motuoapa as a rural settlement, which covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Lake Taupo Bays statistical area. Motuoapa had a population of 360 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 123 people (51.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 132 people (57.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 159 households, comprising 171 males and 189 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 39 people (10.8%) aged under 15 years, 21 (5.8%) aged 15 to 29, 174 (48.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 129 (35.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 85.0% European/Pākehā, 20.8% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 3.3% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some