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Lake Roxburgh is an artificial lake, created by the Roxburgh Dam, the earliest of the large hydroelectric projects in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Clutha River, some 160 km (99 mi) from Dunedin. It covers an area of some 6 km² (2.3 sq mi), and extends for nearly 30 km (19 mi) towards the town of Alexandra. The town of Roxburgh lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the Dam.

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Lake Roxburgh
Lake Roxburgh
Lake Roxburgh
Location	Central Otago District, Otago Region, South Island
Coordinates	45.471°S 169.328°E / -45.471; 169.328
Type	Artificial lake
Primary inflows	Clutha River
Primary outflows	Clutha River
Basin countries	New Zealand
Surface area	6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Surface elevation	132 m (433 ft)[1]

Demographics

Lake Roxburgh Village is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 0.69 km² (0.27 sq mi).[2] It is part of the much larger Teviot Valley statistical area.[3]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	72	—
2013	75	+0.58%
2018	81	+1.55%
Source: [4]

Lake Roxburgh Village had a population of 81 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (8.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 9 people (12.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 36 households. There were 39 males and 42 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 59.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6 people (7.4%) aged under 15 years, 15 (18.5%) aged 15 to 29, 33 (40.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 24 (29.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.9% European/Pākehā, 18.5% Māori, 7.4% Pacific peoples, and 3.7% Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.3% had no religion, and 37.0% were Christian.

Of those at least 15 years old, 3 (4.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 24 (32.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $20,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 30 (40.0%) people were employed full-time, 15 (20.0%) were part-time, and 3 (4.0%) were unemployed.[4]

References

На других языках

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[de] Lake Roxburgh

Der Lake Roxburgh ist ein Stausee in der Region Otago auf der Südinsel von Neuseeland. Er entstand durch das Aufstauen des Clutha River/Mata-Au in der Nähe der Gemeinde Roxburgh.

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- [en] Lake Roxburgh

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[ru] Роксбург (водохранилище)

Ро́ксбург (англ. Lake Roxburgh) — водохранилище руслового типа на Южном острове Новой Зеландии.

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