{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2021}} {{Refimprove|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Lake Roxburgh | image = Lake Roxburgh (383470486).jpg | alt = Lake Roxburgh | caption = Lake Roxburgh |pushpin_map=New Zealand Otago peninsula | pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lake Roxburgh | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[Central Otago District]], [[Otago|Otago Region]], [[South Island]] | coords = {{Coord|-45.471|169.328|type:waterbody_region:NZ|display=inline,title}} | type = [[Artificial lake]] | inflow = [[Clutha River]] | outflow = [[Clutha River]] | catchment = | basin_countries = New Zealand | length = | width = | area = {{cvt|6|km2|}} | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{cvt|132|m}}<ref name=ODT1>{{cite news |last= van Kempen |first= Lynda |title= Contact Energy granted permission to raise Lake Roxburgh |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |location= Dunedin |date= December 11, 2009 |url= https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/contact-energy-granted-permission-raise-lake-roxburgh |accessdate= April 22, 2019}}</ref> | islands = | cities = }}
'''Lake Roxburgh''' is an artificial lake, created by the [[Roxburgh Dam]], the earliest of the large [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] projects in the southern [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. It lies on the [[Clutha River]], some {{cvt|160|km}} from [[Dunedin]]. It covers an area of some {{cvt|6|km2}}, and extends for nearly {{cvt|30|km}} towards the town of [[Alexandra, New Zealand|Alexandra]]. The town of [[Roxburgh, New Zealand|Roxburgh]] lies {{convert|5|km}} south of the Dam.
==Demographics== Lake Roxburgh Village is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers {{Convert|0.69|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=10 December 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Lake Roxburgh Village|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Lake Roxburgh Village|y}}|R}}/0.69|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is part of the much larger [[Teviot Valley|Teviot Valley statistical area]].<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|teviot-valley|Teviot Valley}}</ref>
{{Historical populations|2006|72|2013|75|2018|81|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}} Lake Roxburgh Village had a population of 81 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 6 people (8.0%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 9 people (12.5%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 36 households, comprising 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 people|Māori]], 7.4% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], and 3.7% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.3% had no religion, and 37.0% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]].
Of those at least 15 years old, 3 (4.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 24 (32.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $20,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 3 people (4.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% 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.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7027876}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Clutha}} {{Central Otago}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roxburgh, Lake}} [[Category:Lakes of Otago]] [[Category:Clutha River]] [[Category:Reservoirs in New Zealand]]