Mangorei is a locality on the outskirts of New Plymouth in Taranaki, New Zealand. The city centre is about 5 km (3.1 mi) to the north-west. State Highway 3 passes to the south-west.[3][4]
Mangorei | |
|---|---|
Rural community | |
 Lake Mangamahoe | |
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| Coordinates: 39°07′41″S 174°05′24″E / 39.128°S 174.090°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Taranaki Region |
| Territorial authority | New Plymouth District |
| Ward |
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| Community | Inglewood Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | New Plymouth District Council |
| • Regional council | Taranaki Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 188.56 km2 (72.80 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 2,310 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Lake Mangamahoe is a lake on the eastern side of State Highway 3.[5]
Demographics
editMangorei statistical area covers 188.56 km2 (72.80 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,310 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 12 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,269 | — |
| 2013 | 1,683 | +4.12% |
| 2018 | 1,998 | +3.49% |
| Source: [6] | ||
Mangorei had a population of 1,998 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 315 people (18.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 729 people (57.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 702 households, comprising 1,041 males and 957 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 41.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 450 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 270 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,074 (53.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 204 (10.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 95.9% European/Pākehā, 7.7% Māori, 0.5% Pacific peoples, 1.5% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.7% had no religion, 32.6% were Christian, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 306 (19.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 234 (15.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 354 people (22.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 840 (54.3%) people were employed full-time, 315 (20.3%) were part-time, and 33 (2.1%) were unemployed.[6]
Education
editMangorei School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 293 students as of August 2024.[7][8] The school started as Lower Mangorei School in 1926, with a previous Lower Mangorei School and Kent School consolidating onto the present site.[9] Upper Mangorei School was closed in 1938 and Korito School was closed in 1939, with students from those schools increasing Mangorei School's roll.[10]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, pp. map 84, ISBN 1-877333-20-4
- ^ North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.), Wises Maps, p. 94
- ^ "Lake Mangamahoe". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mangorei (219100). 2018 Census place summary: Mangorei
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: Mangorei School
- ^ "Education: Primary Education. [In continuation of E.—2, 1926.] Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1927 Session I, E-02". 1927. p. 27.
- ^ "History". Mangorei School. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
Further reading
editGeneral historical works
edit- Mangorei History Group (comp.) (2002), Upper Mangorei: the place, the people through the years, Mangorei, [N.Z.]: Mangorei History Group, ISBN 0-473-08471-6
People
edit- Waswo, Irene (1988), Introducing the Andrews family, n.p.: Irene Waswo
- Wells, Zaccheus W.; Mullon, Herbert D. (tr.) (1970), Diary of Zaccheus William Wells, 1 Jan., 1861, to 31 December, 1864, Mangorei and New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand: transcribed from the original in the possession of the family, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: H. D. Mullon
- Wells, Zaccheus W.; Mullon, Herbert D. (tr.) (1971), Diary of Zaccheus William Wells, 1 Jan., 1861, to 31 December, 1864, Mangorei and New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand: transcribed from the original in the possession of the family (2nd ed.), New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: H. D. Mullon
School
edit- Mangorei Primary School: 50th Jubilee, Mangorei, [N.Z.]: Mangorei School 50th Jubilee Committee, 1976
- Mangorei School 75[th] jubilee: Labour Weekend 2001, 19/20th October, Mangorei, [N.Z.]: 75th Jubilee Organising Committee, 2001