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Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand

Suburb in Tauranga, New Zealand
Te Maunga
Suburb
Coordinates: 37°40′59″S 176°13′46″E / 37.682961°S 176.229468°E / -37.682961; 176.229468
CountryNew Zealand
CityTauranga
Local authorityTauranga City Council
Electoral wardArataki General Ward
Area
 • Land349 ha (862 acres)
Population
 • Total8,810
Arataki (Bay of Plenty)
Te Maunga
Baypark Kairua Papamoa

Te Maunga is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, in New Zealand's North Island.

A large timber fire broke out in Te Maunga in November 2019.

The area experienced surface flooding in June 2020.

In September 2020, the New Zealand Transport Agency began work on a new traffic interchange.

Demographics

Te Maunga covers 3.49 km (1.35 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 8,810 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,524 people per km.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20065,616—    
20135,877+0.65%
20187,392+4.69%
Source:

Te Maunga had a population of 7,392 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,515 people (25.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,776 people (31.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,117 households, comprising 3,375 males and 4,017 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female, with 1,137 people (15.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,032 (14.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,838 (38.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,385 (32.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.7% European/Pākehā, 17.3% Māori, 3.0% Pacific peoples, 4.7% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 19.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.3% had no religion, 40.7% were Christian, 2.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,104 (17.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,332 (21.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 861 people (13.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,520 (40.3%) people were employed full-time, 753 (12.0%) were part-time, and 180 (2.9%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km)
Population Density
(per km)
Households Median age Median
income
Te Maunga North 1.16 3,246 2,798 1,422 44.8 years $26,100
Te Maunga South 2.31 4,146 1,795 1,695 50.9 years $30,800
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. Evans, Alisha. "Smoke from Te Maunga fire 'not toxic'". Sun Live. Sun Media.
  4. "Surface flooding causes issues in Tauranga". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times. 26 June 2020.
  5. "Significant changes ahead for SH2/SH29A Te Maunga intersection junction". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times. 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Te Maunga North (195800) and Te Maunga South (196200).
  7. 2018 Census place summary: Te Maunga North
  8. 2018 Census place summary: Te Maunga South
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