Mossburn is a small town in the northern Southland region of New Zealand. It is situated 113 km south of Queenstown, 59 km east of Te Anau and 100 km north of Invercargill. The town is located in a very scenic area, with the mountains of Fiordland creating a beautiful backdrop, with the West Dome (1,271 m) and Mt Hamilton (1,487 m) being prominent land marks. Demographics Mossburn is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand. It covers , and is part of the much larger Mossburn statistical area. Mossburn settlement had a population of 180 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (3.4%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 15 people (−7.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 78 households. There were 99 males and 84 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.18 males per female, with 30 people (16.7%) aged under 15 years, 30 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 84 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 36 (20.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 85.0% European/Pākehā, 15.0% Māori, 1.7% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Although some people objected to giving their religion, 56.7% had no religion, 25.0% were Christian, 1.7% were Hindu, 1.7% were Buddhist and 3.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (8.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 51 (34.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 84 (56.0%) people were employed full-time, 24 (16.0%) were part-time, and 6 (4.0%) were unemployed. Mossburn statistical area Mossburn statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Mossburn had a population of 1,209 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (1.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 99 people (8.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 471 households. There were 657 males and 555 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.18 males per female. The median age was 35.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 285 people (23.6%) aged under 15 years, 219 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 585 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 123 (10.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 82.9% European/Pākehā, 7.2% Māori, 1.0% Pacific peoples, 10.4% Asian, and 3.2% other