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Castlecliff
Suburb
A café in Castlecliff
Coordinates: 39°56′35″S 174°59′37″E / 39.943031°S 174.993740°E / -39.943031; 174.993740
Country	New Zealand
City	Whanganui
Local authority	Whanganui District Council
Area
• Land	865 ha (2,137 acres)
Population
• Total	4,150

Kai Iwi	Westmere	Tawhero
	Castlecliff	Gonville
(South Taranaki Bight)	(Whanganui River mouth)

Castlecliff is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. The name was given by the Harbour Board, on the suggestion of the future Prime Minister, John Ballance, when it established the township on what were described as "barren sandhills" in 1882. Many of the streets were named after Harbour Board members. The northern harbour breakwater extended 900 ft (270 m) by 1885. The freezing works was built in 1891.

Demographics

Castlecliff covers 8.65 km (3.34 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 4,150 as of June 2024, with a population density of 480 people per km.

Castlecliff had a population of 3,630 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 444 people (13.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 210 people (6.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,341 households, comprising 1,830 males and 1,797 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 861 people (23.7%) aged under 15 years, 678 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,584 (43.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 510 (14.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 70.0% European/Pākehā, 42.4% Māori, 4.7% Pacific peoples, 2.6% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 7.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.1% had no religion, 28.1% were Christian, 6.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 234 (8.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 792 (28.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 123 people (4.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,119 (40.4%) people were employed full-time, 369 (13.3%) were part-time, and 189 (6.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Castlecliff School is a state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 144 as of August 2024.

Aranui School is another state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 81.

Kokohuia School is a Year 1 to 8 state primary school, with a roll of 186.

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tupoho is a Māori language immersion primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 141.

See also

Castlecliff Branch railway opened 1885

Castlecliff tramway opened 1912

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "HARBOUR BOARD Wanganui Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 8 November 1882. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
4. "LOCAL AND GENERAL. Wanganui Chronicle". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 8 November 1882. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
5. "A TRIP TO THE HEADS BY RAIL. Wanganui Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 27 April 1885. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
6. "THE WANGANUI FREEZING WORKS Wanganui Chronicle". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 June 1891. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
7. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Castlecliff West (223600), Castlecliff East (223800) and Balgownie (224700).
8. 2018 Census place summary: Castlecliff West
9. 2018 Census place summary: Castlecliff East
10. 2018 Census place summary: Balgownie
11. "Castlecliff School Official School Website". castlecliff.school.nz.
12. "Castlecliff School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
13. "Castlecliff School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
14. "Aranui School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
15. "Aranui School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
16. "Kokohuia School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
17. "Kokohuia School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
18. "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o TupohoMinistry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
19. "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o TupohoEducation Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

• Suburbs of Whanganui
• Settlements on the Whanganui River